Case Study: Trek achieves paperless quality control and over $19,000 in annual savings with Advantive InfinityQS

Pave the Road to Cycling Excellence

Trek Bicycle, a global leader in bicycle manufacturing, faced a challenge in automating quality control within its carbon molding and aluminum machining areas. Their previous paper-based system for monitoring weights and measurements was inefficient and failed to provide real-time insights for operators. They partnered with Advantive and implemented its InfinityQS ProFicient solution for real-time Statistical Process Control (SPC) to address this need.

Advantive's solution automated data collection via barcode readers and direct gauge inputs, allowing for instantaneous tracking and real-time analysis. This enabled operators to quickly identify and react to production issues. The results included annual savings of over $19,000 on paper costs alone, significant savings from reduced scrap, and improved process oversight. Most importantly, Advantive helped Trek maintain its market leadership by ensuring consistently high quality for its products.

Trek

Ben Fisher

Product Manufacturing Engineer