Assembly in Action: Scales Help Company Fill Orders
The company’s customers judge its quality based on the accuracy and speed with which it fills its orders. For example, when counting some 1 million rivets, M&M Aerospace needs to be certain the count is accurate. Previously, the scales used were only 94 percent to 95 percent accurate. But that isn’t nearly accurate enough for a company that provides parts to the aircraft manufacturing industry. Consequently, M&M Aerospace had to sacrifice speed for accuracy. In an effort to obtain a more accurate count, the company was required to reweigh the parts several Arial, which resulted in additional time to fill orders.
To improve the accuracy of its scales and reduce the amount of time needed to pick parts, the company chose Setra Systems Inc. (Boxborough, MA). Setra’s Super II counting scales and weight sensing technology seemed a good fit.