Innovative Smartphone App Saves Ford Factory Workers Daily 1?Kilometre Walk, Enhances Quality and Efficiency

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          New wrist-worn Portable Quality Assurance Device saves production line workers from walking more than one kilometre a day, replaces paper-based system that relied on a desktop PC 
          More than a century after Henry Ford started the first moving assembly line, Ford Motor Company is bringing his pioneering invention into the smartphone age.
          Ford has developed a wearable device, which connected to a smartphone app, enables production line workers to make faster and more accurate quality checks on new vehicles.
          Previously, workers at Ford's manufacturing facility in Valencia, Spain, used a paper-based system that involved walking back and forth more than one kilometre a day to access information on desktop PCs. Now, a new Android app means specification and quality checks can be made on the spot using a wrist-worn Portable Quality Assurance Device, and the moving assembly line can be stopped immediately as needed.
          "We have varied options and features across our vehicle range and digital innovation in our plants helps to generate lean methods within the manufacturing process," said Linda Cash, vice president, Manufacturing, Ford of Europe. "The ability to simply consult a smartphone screen to check any aspect of a vehicle's quality and specification helps to guarantee highest levels of product quality, and improves work processes and manufacturing efficiency." 
          The Bluetooth-enabled device recognises the exact quality inspection requirements for each vehicle that passes along the assembly line. These are displayed on the touchscreen of the wrist-worn device, and team members are then able to instantly follow up and approve. The new system has helped to reduce human error by 7 per cent while at the same time making each vehicle check seven seconds quicker. In Valencia alone, where the number of vehicles produced this year is expected to exceed 4Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Company,Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor CompanyFord Motor Company units, this represents a substantial time saving that allows additional quality inspections. 
          Ford builds six nameplates and even more body styles in Valencia that include hundreds of different vehicle specifications. The company recently announced it is completing the final part of a €2.3 billion investment in manufacturing operations in Valencia, transforming the facility into one of the world's most advanced, flexible and productive auto plants.
          As more consumers embrace wearable devices such as smart watches, glasses and fitness trackers, Ford this year opened the Automotive Wearables Experience lab at its Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Here, scientists and engineers are working to integrate wearable devices and vehicles to enable driver-assist technologies to be more aware of the driver behind the wheel – particularly when that driver is stressed or sleepy.
          Following a successful pilot project, Ford is now looking into rolling out the Portable Quality Assurance Devices – believed to be an industry-first – to other plants.
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Innovative Smartphone App Saves Ford Factory Workers Daily 1?Kilometre Walk, Enhances Quality and Efficiency

Ford develops smartphone app that enables workers to make instant on‑the‑spot checks, stop the line as required, improves accuracy and efficiency New wrist-worn Portable Quality Assurance Device saves production line workers from walking more than one kilometre a day, replaces paper-based system that relied on a desktop PC More than a century after Henry Ford started the first moving assembly line, Ford Motor Company is bringing his pioneering invention into the smartphone age. Ford has

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