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What is a “Metrologist” anyway?

What is a “Metrologist” anyway?. Steven Stahley Director of measurement Excellence, Cummins Inc. Metrologist Defined…Wikipedia.

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What is a “Metrologist” anyway?

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  1. What is a “Metrologist” anyway? Steven Stahley Director of measurement Excellence, Cummins Inc.

  2. Metrologist Defined…Wikipedia Performs Metrology work involving precision measurement and comparison of physical quantities such as mass, length, time, force, speed, voltage and current. They calibrate precision equipment which measures these physical units. They may also certify that outside standards of such quantities as mass and volume are correct. Cummins Confidential

  3. Metrologist Defined…Agilent Develops and evaluates calibration systems that measure characteristics of objects, substances, or phenomena, such as length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, luminous intensity and derived units of physical or chemical measure. Identifies magnitude of error sources contributing to uncertainty of results to determine reliability of measurement process in quantitative terms. ..Directs engineering, quality and laboratory personnel in design, manufacture, evaluation and calibration of measurement standards, instruments and test systems to insure selection of approved instrumentation. … Cummins Confidential

  4. The Metrologist Role But…do you have to have someone titled a Metrologist to do this work? Or Will someone with the right skills do? Cummins Confidential

  5. Paradigm Shift • Focus less on developing Metrologist and more on developing Metrology skills… • At Cummins Metrology skills can be utilized through out our manufacturing and business processes. • The most effective way to improve our processes is to get the right skills into the hands closest to the process. • In our plants we would rather have the manufacturing associates, technicians, engineers etc have the Metrology skills related to what they are doing then depend on one Metrologist to try to provide those skills. Cummins Confidential

  6. 6 Sigma Project - Objective and Deliverables • Decrease the educational gap in Metrology to increase the percentage of qualified employees (exempt and non-exempt) in the manufacturing and engineering entities. • Qualifiers • Technical skills where focused on Dimensional Metrology, as Cummins processes are dependent on length. • Areas of focus • Manufacturing • Product development • Service

  7. 6 Sigma Project Phase I • Phase I Deliverables: • Consolidated Skill Set (specifically in Metrology) required for technicians and engineers • Perform an Educational Gap Analysis with local Columbus Indiana schools in the subject of metrology. • Indiana University, Purdue University, Columbus (IUPUC) • Purdue College of Technology (PCOT) • Ivy Tech Community College (ITCC) • Local High Schools • Identify curriculum improvements • Resources • Professor qualifications • text books, etc.) • Generic template to identify educational gap in other disciplines

  8. Skill vs.. Level Levels 0 to 4 Skills and Definitions Cummins Confidential

  9. How do we get there?

  10. 6 Sigma Project Phase II • Phase II Deliverables: • Utilize Consolidated Skill Set defined in Phase I • Perform an Educational Gap Analysis with a broader set of schools, focusing on a sample of schools from which Cummins recruits engineers • Purdue Mechanical School of Technology West Lafayette • Penn State • Ohio State University • University of Kentucky • Identify curriculum improvements • Resources • Professor qualifications • text books, etc.)

  11. What do we already have? • Top 25 skills for engineers • Generic Template (created in first project) • Internal Cummins Skills Assessment

  12. How do we get there?

  13. Deliver Skill Gap Analysis • University Liaisons at CMI were contacted to retrieve the proper contact information for the universities • Contact was made with the universities to gauge their interest • Once the universities were onboard, the gap analysis worksheet was shared with them.

  14. Summery of Results (Results Key) Cummins Confidential

  15. Summery of Results (Sample) Cummins Confidential

  16. Summery of Results (Sample) Cummins Confidential

  17. Summary of Curriculum Changes • Curriculum proposals for each skill have been proposed by the universities • Follow-up with each school on their proposals to ensure the changes are made and any resource requirements are met. • Control Plan: • Every 5 Years update gap analysis • Update School contacts • Review resource needs • Re-Survey Cummins Managers, Engineers and technicians to see if skills are improving.

  18. Lessons Learned • Not all Universities will be interested in initiatives like this, even if it will benefit them long-term • Universities that are not local to Columbus are not as likely to make curriculum changes • Difficult to find the correct contacts if the university is not local • Schools really liked the level of detail of the request! • Process created in Phase I of project works well with other schools as well (not just local)

  19. ? Questions / Comments Cummins Confidential

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