Dr. Ralf Bergmann
Head of Applied Physics
Corporate Research and Development
Editorial
Development Aim: Zero-Defect Quality
The requirements placed on high-tech components in the motor vehicle are becoming ever more stringent: Components are getting more powerful, at the same time fuel consumption is expected to be reduced. Lightweight construction is as much in demand as robustness.
An added requirement for a supplier like Bosch is that manufacturing is always scaled to suit large production lots. The throughput is high and production cycles typically last only a few seconds. Nonetheless, the components must meet high standards of precision. Material defects are banned, as the new standard is zero-defect quality. In many cases this objective can be met only through nondestructive testing that keeps step with the production cycle. At the same time, these nondestructive techniques help to speed up the development of new products and enable the rapid optimization of our production processes.
The practical use of nondestructive testing techniques requires detail-oriented, application-specific research and development – both concerning the choice of suitable physical measuring principles and the rapid analysis and evaluation of the measurement data obtained. Known as production and quality measurement technique, this approach is given high priority at Bosch and plays an important part in providing our customers with more economical and reliable products.
The requirements placed on high-tech components in the motor vehicle are becoming ever more stringent: Components are getting more powerful, at the same time fuel consumption is expected to be reduced. Lightweight construction is as much in demand as robustness.
An added requirement for a supplier like Bosch is that manufacturing is always scaled to suit large production lots. The throughput is high and production cycles typically last only a few seconds. Nonetheless, the components must meet high standards of precision. Material defects are banned, as the new standard is zero-defect quality. In many cases this objective can be met only through nondestructive testing that keeps step with the production cycle. At the same time, these nondestructive techniques help to speed up the development of new products and enable the rapid optimization of our production processes.
The practical use of nondestructive testing techniques requires detail-oriented, application-specific research and development – both concerning the choice of suitable physical measuring principles and the rapid analysis and evaluation of the measurement data obtained. Known as production and quality measurement technique, this approach is given high priority at Bosch and plays an important part in providing our customers with more economical and reliable products.
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Robert Bosch GmbH
Dr. Ralf Bergmann
FV/FLP
Postfach 10 60 50
70049 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel.: +49 711 8 11 - 63 85
Fax: +49 711 8 11 - 76 01
Dr. Ralf Bergmann
FV/FLP
Postfach 10 60 50
70049 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel.: +49 711 8 11 - 63 85
Fax: +49 711 8 11 - 76 01
