Fundamentals of Error Proofing: The Path Toward Zero Defects

The Concepts and Strategies You Need to Start Implementing Error Proofing at Your Manufacturing Facility

Created by: Ray Harkins, The Manufacturing Academy
Senior Manufacturing Professional, Online Educator

Created by: Michael J. Vella
Instructor with the Manufacturing Academy

What Will I Learn?

• The history and strategy of error-proofing
• Why error proofing in necessary in manufacturing processes
• Practical examples of error-proofing in process and product design
• Error-proofing as a tool toward zero defects
• A case study on how error proofing was implemented in a CNC machining operation
• "Source inspection" as a quality assurance approach

Requirements

• Basic understanding of manufacturing
• Basic understanding of product design

Target audience

• Quality engineers, managers, and technicians
• Process engineers, managers, and technicians
• Industrial and manufacturing professionals