Porcelain is used for tableware, electrical insulation, bathroom fittings, dental bridges and crowns, tiles and fine art such as vases. We’ll look at quality in the manufacture of porcelain products and finish with a video of how fine porcelain tableware is made.

Waste Reduction in the Production of Porcelain Plates
In a paper titled “Waste Reduction In The Production Process Plate Product Type PC 27 C Using Value
Stream Mapping Method PT. XYZ” authors Iphov Kumala Sriwana and Arie Wijaya discuss their analysis using value stream mapping in order to identify the waste that occurs in the manufacture of porcelain plates.
The paper includes:

  • SIPOC
  • Process Activity Mapping
  • Value Added Activity
  • Non-value Added Activity but Necessary
  • Unnecessary Non-value Added Activity

You can read the paper here.

Assessing Quality in the Production of Porcelain Products
In a paper titled “Quality Control Analysis of Porcelain Products Using Overall Equipment Effectiveness and Statistical Quality Control Methods” authors Filscha Nurprihatin and others discuss their use of statistical quality control (SQC) and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) to examine quality at a porcelain production firm.

The paper includes:

  • Data Collected
  • Machine Down Data
  • Histogram of Defects
  • Pareto Chart of Defects
  • Fishbone Diagrams of Defect Types
  • FMEA
  • OEE Comparison Before and After Improvement

You can read the paper here.

Improving a Quality Management System in a Porcelain Factory
In a paper titled “The improvement of quality management system in a porcelain factory” authors Adina Sârb and others discuss their research to improve the quality management system implemented in a porcelain factory.

The paper includes:

  • Quality Management Principles
  • Case Study Steps
  • Four Product Quality Classes
  • Classifications of the Product Classes
  • Defects of the Product Ceramic Serving Plate
  • Ishikawa Diagram for Edge Cracks

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Quality Control in Porcelain Manufacture Based on Computer Vision Techniques
In a paper titled “Quality control in porcelain industry based on computer vision techniques” authors
Daniela Onita and others discuss a system based on computer vision techniques for quality monitoring the porcelain production flow.

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How Porcelain is Made
See how porcelain tableware and other items are made and why they are so expensive in this video
from Business Insider India.

You can watch the video here.