PRODEQ Process design driven part quality

Important results from the project

The aim with the project was to to strengthen process planning methods and tools in Swedish industry. Promote cross-industrial cooperation between Swedish automotive and aerospace industry, and strengthen collaboration between industry, institute and university. In that sense has the project fulfilled its aim. The project has contributed with measurement method uncertainty assessments, in-process part tolerance analysis method, and course modules for engineering education.

Expected long term effects

Expected important long-term effects include stronger collaboration between industry, academia, and national as well as international standardization organizations. Other important long-term outcomes are the effects from an educational perspective when project’s results are implemented, aiming to create an understanding of how crucial a well-thought-out and careful design of production and quality assurance processes is to achieve efficient production of advanced components.

Approach and implementation

The project, which was divided into four work packages, had clear and concrete objectives. Collaboration between the project partners worked well, and the planned activities were initially carried out according to plan. However, personnel changes, as well as a failure and prolonged downtime of critical equipment, negatively affected its execution. Despite these challenges, the project has still presented several results that have led to fruitful discussions at workshops organized by the project.