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Seibu believes that these extra steps to
create an ideal manufacturing environ-
ment are essential to achieving the
extremely high precision for which
Seibu equipment is known.
Careful climate control is only one
element of what Seibu does to as-
sure quality and keep production on
schedule. Seibu has implemented an
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Enterprise-Wide Digital Transformation
(DX) strategy. Essentially, DX strategy
leverages technology to monitor all as-
pects of the machine build and quality
assurance inspection. This includes
real-time visualizations of checklists,
the production bay, and the complete
assembly process. The system will
Environmental Air Management System
might impact the scheduled completion provide notifi cations of any delays that
time – enabling management to take
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corrective action to get the project back
on track. This could be anything from a
vendor notifi cation of a parts delay to
a key employee calling in sick. The DX
system also includes a Project As-
sembly System Component (PAS) that
provides instant information on things
such as what bolts are needed to install
a component, where they are located in
bly procedure.
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The DX system does far more than
keep assembly on schedule; it also
greatly minimizes the possibility of
assembly errors.
While Seibu has implemented the
newest technologies, it also continues
Seibu Assembly Person Accessing the DX System
to use some of the best old-world crafts-
manship techniques, such as hand-scraping all machines.
There is no substitute for hand-
scraping, the traditional measure of
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fi ne craftsmanship. Called Kisage
in Japan, it achieves a fl atness
tolerance far better than if machined
by a CNC grinder. In addition to
providing better accuracy, the faces
mate stress-free, which allows the
machine to maintain accuracy and
smoothness of motion over its long
life. Kisage is also one of Seibu’s
secrets to delivering superior
surface fi nishes. (Continued on next page)
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