Digital Transformation in Appliance Manufacturing

Manufacturing engineers at GEA are making better data-driven decisions with fast and easy access to CAD and 3D measurement data

LOUISVILLE, KY—Source: Transforming GE Appliances With Digital 3D Measurement Data

GE Appliances, a Haier company, has been making heating and cooking products since 1907. Based in the 750-acre Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, the company employs more than 8,000 people. Product innovations include the first self-cleaning oven and over-the-range microwave. Pioneering the first suite of Wi-Fi-connected appliances and products that interact with Google Home and Amazon Echo, it won Smart Appliance Company of the Year at the Internet of Things Breakthrough Awards three years running.

With multiple product lines and hundreds of parts per product, appliance manufacturing can be an incredibly complex undertaking. Tasked with determining the best way to achieve next-level quality and productivity and assure the company’s future, GE Appliances leadership realized that using the same software to interface with different measuring devices, aggregating the 3D metrology data, and efficiently putting that data in the hands of engineers who need it, was key.

PolyWorks|DataLoop breaks down barriers and silos, interconnecting everyone who can benefit from digital 3D measurement data. This scalable data-management solution can handle vast amounts of data produced by multiple measuring sources (CMMs, laser scanning, etc.) and make it available to engineers and decision-makers across an organization. Teams can measure parts, review results, troubleshoot issues, and proactively adjust manufacturing processes simultaneously, a force multiplier in productivity and product quality.

Watch Transforming GE Appliances With Digital 3D Measurement Data on YouTube for more information about the project.

The ASSEMBLY Show South

ASSEMBLY is thrilled to return to the Music City Center in Nashville, TN for The ASSEMBLY Show SOUTH on May 1-2, 2024. This is a booming time for manufacturing and the U.S. South is right in the heart of the action. According to ASSEMBLY’s most recent annual capital spending survey, the South is projected to account for 31 percent of total spending this year, marking the fifth straight year this region has accounted for at least 30 percent of capital spending in the U.S.

In this session, manufacturers will learn how Quality function deployment (QFD) can transform consumers’ qualitative demands into quantitative parameters that will shape the design of their product and, ultimately, their manufacturing process.

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