Reduction in distortion of Aluminum Alloy wheels after Heat Treatment

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Project initiation date 15/07/2008 to 20/10/2008

Challenge

Wheels India ltd has a separate manufacturing unit for Forged Aluminum wheels catering to various truck segments abroad. Aluminum alloy wheels are single piece flow wheels without any welding operation involved.

Critical success factors (CSFs) are: Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost.

Management has directed the team to focus on quality, cost and productivity and has fixed stiff targets considering company’s long time survival and business growth.

The unit was facing a Key Result Area(KRA) of Reducing the rejection of wheels which is the high cost factor.

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