ROBUST - Systematization of Quality Engineering and Software Development

The IMS ROBUST Quality Engineering collaborative research project is designed to create a new set of management systems that will enable companies to realize the benefits of Robust Design concepts when applied to proven Quality Engineering principles earlier in the life cycle. The project aims to develop superior quality products and processes by incorporating the ROBUST Quality Engineering methodology at the onset of new product development - in the design phase.

The outcome is a ROBUST – or highly noise-resistant - design through delivery application resulting in lower cost and quicker time-to-market.

About the project

The ROBUST Quality Engineering project is a project of the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) program (www.ims.org). IMS is an industry-led international research and development program established to develop the next generation of manufacturing and processing technologies. CAM-I is the U.S. Regional Coordinating Partner. Partners from the IMS regions of Europe and Norway, Japan, and the United States participate in the Robust project.

What are the benefits of participation in collaborative research programs?

By participating collaboratively, members gain the following benefits:

• R & D efficiencies gained through open knowledge transfer and shared investment in a pre-competitive collaborative environment.
• Through CAM-I collaboration, companies avoid costly failures that arise in individual company research. This is especially important in projects where methodologies are not clear, where there is a high risk of failure, or where muliple solutions should be examined.
• Companies share ideas and experiences to the benefit of all, while respecting and safeguarding individual company's proprietary information.
• CAM-I member companies exert considerable influence on the development of needed industrial standards. CAM-I is an accredited standards-making entity.
• Considerable advantage is obtained though collaborative planning for quality initiatives as member companies identify gaps and focus their development activities for maximum gain and impact.
• Networking among sponsor representatives provides insights to unique problem solutions.
• As manufacturing automation technology becomes implemented in more areas of industry, so does the risk of making mistakes. By drawing on the collective experience of many high technology companies, such risks can be tremendously reduced or eliminated.
• Working under the CAM-I umbrella, the collaborative exchange of ideas and experience is not inhibited by anti-trust laws.

How do you participate?

For more information on joining this project please contact:

U.S. Regional Coordinating Partner:

CAM-I
6737 Brentwood Stair Road, Suite 214
Fort Worth, Texas 76112
817-496-4644 Voice
814-496-4674 FAX
CAM-I Program Coordinator E-mail

ROBUST News and Updates

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