Honeywell Switches manual Manufacturing

Honeywell's Springfield and Spring Valley, Illinois facilities manufacture a broad range of electro and electronic- mechanical products that include Hobbs hour meters, pressure and vacuum switches, off-highway vehicular lighting, transmission shifters, turn signal controls, rotary switches, and off-highway vehicular hand controls. Honeywell's customer base is very broad including industries such as automotive, agricultural, material handling, construction, marine, medical, heavy truck, lawn and garden, recreational, generators, compressors and aviation. Our commitment to continuous improvement and total quality management will allow for further expansion of its product lines and customer base while maintaining the highest standards of excellence.

MANUFACTURING

Honeywell's commitment to the customer in past years and present is what has helped us develop our world-class manufacturing systems. Some of the methods by which we continuously improve products and processes are as follows:

Six Sigma methodology is a strategy used to accelerate improvements in our processes, products and services, and to reduce manufacturing costs and improve quality. It achieves this by relentlessly focusing on eliminating waste and reducing defects and variations.

Continuous Flow Process utilizing “Rabbit Chase” concepts are used in the focused factories in order to achieve the lowest total cost, defect-free product.

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED method) provides reduced time in the molding cell.

Statistical Process Control is used for measuring critical dimensions and controlling manufacturing processes.

Poka-Yoke method and computerized test equipment are utilized to eliminate scrap and rework.

Kanban cards are used to pull raw material and piece parts through the factory.

Bar coding and electronic data interchange (EDI) are available.

QUALITY SYSTEMS

It is the goal of Honeywell to meet customer value-needs through continuously improved products and processes. That is the basis by which we work to create a partnership with our customers. Evidence of our commitment is proven by a goal of a Shipped Product Quality Level (SPQL) of 100 ppm. We utilize Advanced Quality Planning, and a QS9000 based quality system.

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