THE QUESTION
Why do parts that passed inspection come back?
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merged "When a part comes back we just…" → "A returned part is remade, not…"
Tool wear is judged by ear
Meaning the repeat returns, not the one bad batch in spring.
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Packaging damages parts that were fine when they left the machine
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Quotes are won on price, so cycle times are cut to the bone
I mean this is how it goes most weeks.
Operators are paid on parts per hour
Temperature in the shop swings fifteen degrees between morning and afternoon
Coolant is changed when it smells, not on a schedule
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Batch traceability ends at the door
The same operator runs the same machine for years and nobody checks the settings
Night shift has no inspector
Sales promises tolerances the machines cannot hold reliably
Scrap is thrown in the skip before anyone measures it
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A returned part is remade, not investigated
Meaning the repeat returns, not the one bad batch in spring.
The drawing on the floor is not the revision the customer ordered
The oldest machine makes the tightest-tolerance part
Customers changed their inspection method and never told us
Material certificates are filed but never read
Setup sheets are in the setter's head, not on paper
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Tool wear is judged by ear
Meaning the repeat returns, not the one bad batch in spring.
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The customer's returns log and ours do not match
Meaning the repeat returns, not the one bad batch in spring.
Deburring is done by whoever is free
The one person who can read the CMM output left last year
I mean this is how it goes most weeks.
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New jobs are quoted from the last similar job, not from the drawing
I mean this is how it goes most weeks.
Parts that pass our inspection fail the customer's
Maintenance is done when a machine stops
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Our gauges are calibrated once a year, theirs every month
Meaning the repeat returns, not the one bad batch in spring.
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First-off inspection is skipped when the job is late
Meaning the repeat returns, not the one bad batch in spring.
Nobody has asked the customer what they measure
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