Case Study: Umicore improves quality control and reduces waste with Advantive InfinityQS

Umicore - Customer Case Study

Umicore, a manufacturer in the electronics and industrial equipment sector, faced the challenge of meeting extremely strict and varied customer quality specifications as well as international standards. Their manual, spreadsheet-based data collection process was time-intensive and prone to error, preventing the efficient and data-driven process control required for their high-precision products. To address this, they turned to vendor Advantive and implemented its InfinityQS ProFicient solution.

Advantive's ProFicient solution automated data collection from gauges and centralized all information, eliminating manual errors. This provided operators and managers with real-time visibility through self-serve control charts and reports, enabling immediate fixes to process issues. The results included a significant reduction in waste, improved operational efficiency, and more empowered, proactive employees. Furthermore, Umicore gained the ability to instantly supply customers with verification data and plans to expand its use of the Advantive system across additional production lines.

Umicore

Mark Gaumond

Quality Engineer