Project Example

Below is an example of the metric analysis Cookson Electronics used during a recent Customer Value project. It is followed by a list of other recent projects that were executed in partnership with several of our customers.

Improve first pass yield in Base Metal Manufacturing

Customer Value Six Sigma Projects

• Solder Coating, US: Reduce defects and increase through-put on solder coating process line
  
  
• Solar cell manufacturer: Project to improve electroless copper plating consistency and identify sources of thickness variation (photovoltaic cells)
  
  
• Mobile Phone, EU: Develop a method to characterize a Parts Per Million level soldering defect – “Head in Pillow” with BGAs
  
  
• Plating on Plastics, US: Project to reduce plating defects on Plating-on-plastic parts
  
  
• Automotive Electronics, US: Capture Voice of Customer input into a solder paste new product development project specification
  
  
• Zinc plating, Europe: Project to improve process control of zinc plating and thereby improve corrosion resistance consistency (windows fittings)
  
  
• Light bulb manufacturer, Netherlands: Improve soldering on light bulb contacts