Go-See & Fix
Go-See & Fix
Go-See & Fix
2 Preventative Maintenance Ensure PM and TPM instructions are Verify a schedule exists in maintenance system for To ensure TPM and PM exists for each machine Verify PMs are set up in the maintenance system and there is a documented method for
controlled and available to schedule each machine. Operators may need to be and they are applied correctly. TPMs to be performed. Verify Records are available for the completed TPMs and PMs for
required maintenance. Ensure the interviewed or challenged to ensure TPM each machine
operators understand the TPM instructions are clear and followed. To ensure there is no gap in our maintenance
requirements and are following them. instructions.
Perform a real go see fix on a specific maintenance
operation (critical to quality) by following the
procedure step by step.
3 PFMEA Review on the cell PFMEA is reviewed, line by line by the Line by line to ensure potential failure, effect, and Ensure process is documented according to actual Team to test/verify all failure modes, causes, and prevention/detection methods defined on
team at the cell. Drawing should also be cause methods are valid as well as all prevention practice in the cell and effectively in place in the PFMEA are sufficiently applied at the cell.
considered for review on the cell. If and detection controls are in place and sufficient. If cell. Team to determine if any relevant failure modes are missing in PFMEA.
there are multiple nests or change over there are multiple nests or change over tooling, Review all Severity, Occurrence and Detection rankings to ensure they are in line with AIAG
tooling, questions 4 - 18 must consider all questions 4 - 18 must consider all nests or change manual.
nests or change over parts. The team can over parts. The team can determine if all should go Review the control methods for all CC/SCs defined on PFMEA, Control Plan and WI and
determine if all should go through the through the audit or a sample size. verify conformance with requirements.
audit or a sample size.
4 CC/SC and Interface points All CC/SC from the PFMEA and Customer Verify Poka yokes/ red rabbits / devices / LVDT and Ensure CC/SCs and customer interface points Ensure if the CC/SCs and interface points have no Poka-Yoke, control methods are verified
Interface points have adequate that they are effective. Check that Sensors have prevention and detection controls in place by team to be adequate. If customer interface points are not listed as an SC, update PFMEA.
prevention and detection controls (e.g. transition on/off during cycle. Ensure all tooling and that the sensors are functioning and cannot be Check discrete pass/fail sensors and unplug them.
poka yoke, red rabbits, LVDT) and All interaction with customer interface points protects 'turned off' for processing. Check that sensors are functioning and cannot be disabled for processing.
discrete pass/fail sensors have change of interface integrity. Trick sensors with hand/component.
state logic. Verify capability requirements for all CC/SCs meet Check for all tooling interaction points to identify potential damage conditions.
the requirements using current data. Check if there any product SC-CC characteristics controlled indirectly within the process.
Validate link between required SC-CC and the control method. Try to vary related process
parameters to ensure that the final product SC-CC is correctly controlled.
6 Traceability JOB prevents processing of product that Verify all components with current BOM.; try to To ensure traceability exists and that an incorrect All components which go into the product have traceability according to PLEX.
is not on the Bill of Material (BOM). introduce a component not on the current BOM to component cannot be introduced to the build. Check that the BOM matches the traceability.
make sure it cannot be processed. To secure the quality of traceability record by JOB.
8 Inspection Parts will not be damaged if checked Cycle the part as many times as allowed and verify To ensure repeated inspections within the allowed Cycle the part as many times as allowed and inspect.
multiple times. no visual damage. control plan limit will not damage the part. Applies to all nests and changeover parts.
9 Incomplete Process Parts are rejected if process is not fully Remove part before fully processed and verify To ensure part is fully processed before moving on. Emergency stop
performed. rejection. Try to open protection door
Try to reset cycle of machine.
Certain processes may need to be evaluated at different stages of the process
1) Interrupt process mid-cycle and restart, verify part is rejected by system.
2) Remove part before fully processed. Move to next station, verify the part cannot run.
3) Remove part, re-install; verify machine does NOT restart.
10 Programming Changes Only authorized personnel can make Try to make changes on controllers without To ensure all unauthorized changes are locked out. All machine programming changes are locked out to associates.
programming changes. password. Verify programming is password Manual function of press machine that are not authorized for associates are locked out to
protected. associates.
Controls are in place so that limits cannot be set outside of specification.
Ensure latest version of programming installed on the machine is backed up per the plant
procedure. This is to ensure that in the case the machine loses its programming, the latest
changes and improvements are backed up and can be re-loaded.
11 Machine Limits Limits on machines correspond to limits Verify the machine settings and programming with Ensure machine meets specification. Limits on machines correspond to the limits on the drawing.
on the drawing/Control Plan/Inspection documents. Critical adjustments are controlled.
records Machine & all devices are controlled.
For single sided limits, what can happen if the non-controlled side of the machine
parameter is set at the machine min or max?
13 Sensors and Calibrated Tooling and sensors that are used to Check calibration status of all devices. To ensure these devices are measuring within Variable output devices that are used to meet drawing dimensions are set-up and verified
Tooling meet drawing dimensions are set-up and specifications. by a calibrated gage.
verified by a calibrated gage, and the Calibration and verification sequence has been evaluated. The calibration pass and fail
calibration requirements match the limits are set correctly.
requirements in control plan. What happens if equipment is not calibrated/verified properly?
If applicable, does the calibrated tooling have a passing Attribute or Gage R&R result?
14 Contamination Shielding is in place to prevent foreign 1) Verify proper placement of workstation parts Ensure no contamination of parts. Can solid components (i.e. burr; screw) enter assembly?
objects or contamination in the storage bins. Not located above the place of work. Can fluids (i.e. water; oil) enter assembly?
product/assembly. 2) Verify open area is protected from foreign object Check if machine design and machine environment can generate foreign objects inside the
entry . finished product.
All product contamination is prevented (e.g. oil, grease, jewellery, foreign objects,
fasteners).
What happens if contamination is present at nest/part?
Try to introduce foreign objects/contamination.
15 Sequence of Operations Verify that product must process through If you have station to station tracking, verify that To ensure product cannot miss a station/process. What happens if part skips operations?
each station in sequence and that part cannot skip any process. Otherwise, list and What happens if part is processed more than once?
sequencing does not compromise other verify administrative controls. Bypass (skip) station in sequence. Attempt to scan part at next station. Verify part cannot
factors. be processed out of sequence.
Applies to all nests and changeover parts.
If station to station tracking does not exist (such as scanning at each station) there must be
a method in the cell to ensure all process steps have been completed.
Can the current build sequencing within the station compromise poke yokes or induce a
non-conforming condition that cannot be detected?
Will a change of operator quantity within the station effect build sequencing and
compromise poke yoke or product quality
16 Master Verification Parts. Red rabbits are used to verify poka yokes Ensure poka yokes protect from bad parts and To ensure poka yokes are functioning and being All Red Rabbits are identified to prevent mixing with production product; are they tagged
and machine settings. validate Red Rabbits. checked properly. per the standard?
Verify that Red Rabbits parts are rejected according All Red Rabbits are verified with a current calibration or verification sticker.
to the control plan and verify that actual non Verify they are identified as required (red = bad, green = good) as applicable.
conforming parts. All Red Rabbits on the machine are listed in PFMEA & control plan.
Created on the production equipment are rejected Verify Red Rabbits have instructions on proper use listed in WI for work station/cell.
as well. Test process for each Red rabbits to verify it functions as designed or intended (i.e. sensor
verify, reject not OK part, etc.)
Test an actual non conforming part (not Red Rabbits) that is created in the line are rejected.
Any Red Rabbits identified in the PFMEA prevention or detection column are used on the
machine.
18 Inspection For all appearance items, ensure the Review the WI and verify that normal is clearly Review the WI and verify that normal is clearly Review WI for each instance where a Visual Inspection is required. Verify that (at Minimum)
acceptance criteria is well defined. defined from abnormal. defined from abnormal. a picture of the Acceptable condition is shown. Also evaluate if value-added to have a photo
Visual inspection is well defined in the of a NG or Reject condition.
WI with picture of acceptable conditions
or boundary samples etc.
20 Secondary Production Modes Process controls are still effective during Consider the impact of stopping and starting the To verify that the different production modes for a If applicable, perform a changeover and look for the potential for part mixing between
secondary production modes (e.g. line for different reasons such as changeover, process are all considered in our reviews to ensure models at each station
restarting after line stops, during problems with initial set up, maintenance. that, for example, if an issue only appears during a
changeover/purge of bulk material start up / prime / maintenance modes, then we
supply, etc.) have adequate controls in place to ensure that the
issue will be detected.
21 Material handling - Is there a risk of damaging components Review components used in manufacturing process To verify that parts/components are not damaged How is packaging opened? How are parts stored and protected from amongst other
Part/Component damage or products anywhere in the material and asses whether there are any components during material handling. For example when contamination?
handling/management logistics flow? (i.e sensitive to damage during material handling that opening a box, positioning part/component on
cutting boxes) will not be detected in the manufacturing process. the station etc. . Some components can be
For these components follow the physical flow and damaged without being detected in our
observe how they are handled from reception in manufacturing processes.
warehouse to line.
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