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Thecomplexityandsizeoftoday'ssupplychaincontributestorecalls, particularlyintheautomotiveindustry. Asthesaying
đi, thesupplychainisonlyasgoodasitsweakestlink. Plasticshavebecomeubiquitousintheautomotiveindustry, như là
OEMspushtheboundariesofwhat'spossibletomeettheCorporateAverageFuelEconomystandards. Infact, asnotedby
SPI:Theplasticsindustrytradeassociation(Washington,DC), plasticsmakeup50% ofthevolumeofacarbutcontribute
only10% ofthetotalweight.
JeffJansen, Sr., ManagingEngineerwiththeMadisonGroup (Madison, WI), aconsultingfirmforpolymersandtheplastics
industryspecializinginfailureanalysisandqualitycontrol (QC), usesavarietyofanalyticalinstrumentationtocharacterize
polymersandplastics. Jansennotedthatfailureanalysis, failurepreventionandmaterialqualificationandevaluationarecủa mình
clients'primaryareasofconcern. Ngoài ra, hiscompanyprovidesassistancewithmaterialselectionandpredictionand
processdevelopment, includinghowthemoldingoperationperforms." WeworkpredominantlywithOEMsandmoldersin
termsofprocessdevelopment, "JansentoldPlasticsToday." Iliketoseeapartnershipbetweenthedesigner, moldmakervà
materialspeople. Tohavethematerialselectedinconcretebeforeyougotothemolderandmoldmakerisamistake.We
oftengetinvolvedinacollaborativeefforttohelpselectaresin, andifwe'rehiredbythemolderwehaveexposuretothe
OEM. Ifwe'rehiredbytheOEM, wehaveexposuretotheresinsupplierandthemolder." TheMadisonGroupworkswith
severalmajorindustries, includingmedicalandautomotive. Jansensaidthecomplexitycomeswithgovernmentregulations,
andintheautomotiveindustrytheOEMshavealotofrulesinplace, suchaswhenPPAP [productionpartapprovalprocess]
willhappen." Betweencompanyguidelinesandfederalregulationstherecanbequiteafewhurdlestoapprovingamaterial
orimplementinganewmaterial,"Jansennoted.HeaddedthattherearethreemajorareaswheretheMadisonGrouphelps
qualifynewresins:Whenanoldresinisdiscontinued; whenanewproductisbeingdeveloped; andinthecaseoffailure
whenthecompanyidentifiesthataresinisn'trightforanapplication." Itcanbeverydifficulttoselectanewresiniftheone
inuseisbeingdiscontinued, "saidJansen." It'stimesensitive, whichmandatesthatyouneedtomovequicklytogetanew
nhựa. Qualifyingaresinforanewproductindevelopmentiseasierbecauseoftenyoudon'thavethetimecrunch." Thermo
IsamanufacturerofscientificinstrumentsthatincludeinfraredandRamanspectrometers FisherScientific (Waltham, MA),
rheometers, X-rayphotoelectronspectrometers (XPS), energydispersivex-rayspectrometers (EDS) andscanningelectron
microscopes(SEM).ThermoFisherScientificinstrumentsareusedinawiderangeofindustries, notjustautomotive,
includingconsumerproducts, cao-techelectronicequipment, chemicalsandpharmaceuticals. Thesesystemsareused
xem quamanyapplicationsineverythingfromRandamp; D, productdevelopment, analyticalservicesandqualitycontrol.
