Verifying Valve Lash in Engine Assembly Using Tolerance Interval Method for Monitoring Process Performance

Julie Zhang, Ali Kashef, Akaff Diam and Kristine Etringer
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Julie Zhang: Department of Technology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA
Ali Kashef: Department of Technology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA
Akaff Diam: Quality Engineer III, Brooks Instrument, Hatfield, PA, USA
Kristine Etringer: MS, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA

International Journal of Operations Management, 2022, vol. 2, issue 2, 17-27

Abstract: The process capability refers to the ability of a process to produce parts or provide services that are able to meet the given specification requirement. The process capability is commonly measured by process capability indices (PCIs) such as Cp and Cpk to evaluate process yield, process consistency, and statistical variation compared to the specification. Most of the component or hardware manufacturing industries require exhibiting a process capability index (Cpk) of 1.33 or above. This paper presents an alternate approach for monitoring a process to verify valve lash in engine assembly. Valve lash is the gap between the rocker arm and the valve spring in an engine and this gap must be tightly controlled due to the critical role valves play in engine performance. Achieving and maintaining process capability of valve lash of 1.33 is difficult and unrealistic due to the nature of the assembly process and multiple factors being involved. Using historical data collected from 1200 valves in 100 engines assembly, this paper illustrates the tolerance interval method for monitoring the process performance of valve lash in engine assembly is more practical and economical as compared to the conventional process capability.

Keywords: Tolerance interval; Process capability index; Engine valve lash (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.18775/ijom.2757-0509.2020.22.4002

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