• Complaint Reduction Project of Infant Heel Incision Lancets of a Medical Device Manufacturing Plant 

      Rodríguez González, José G. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      The purpose of this project was to identify key factors affecting the complaint rate of the infant heel stick lancet related to insufficient blood flow from the incisions and no activation of the lancet after triggered. ...
    • Electrospinning Process Capacity Optimization In Medical Device Industries 

      Rivera González, Freddie Joel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      As part of the manufacturing cost reduction initiatives that support 2021 Operational Excellence Projects to promote continuous improvement on medical device industries; the Electrospinning (E-spin) process was found with ...
    • First Pass Yield Improvement on Casting Cell Using DMAIC Methodology 

      Peña Méndez, Luis (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      This research project was focused in the First Pass Yield improvement in a cell of a Medical Device Company. The first pass yield is defined as the number of units coming out of a process divided by the number of units ...
    • Manufacturing Process Continuous Flow Implementation with Quality Control Inspection and Bill of Material Standardization in a Medical Devices Company 

      Oquendo, Rosa (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
      The Manufacturing Area was composed of seventeen (17) product families around 191 Stock Keeping Units. Most of these families were manufactured in batch mode, while others in continuous flow. This project improved the value ...
    • Mejoras de Proceso en una Línea de Producción 

      Torres Rodríguez, Ángel G. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      El siguiente proyecto se llevó a cabo mediante la implementación de la metodología DMAIC en conjunto a la de 6S, buscando como resultado aumentar la eficiencia en una línea de producción. Este proyecto forma parte de la ...
    • Product Mix Analysis in Manufacturing Line 

      Mercado López, Josean (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      This research project was focused on the Product Mix Analysis of a Medical Device manufacturing line due to a customer complaint. A product mix is a manufacturing defect and is defined as a mix of components/ assembly ...
    • Spinal Cord Stimulator Glassed Feedthrough Improvement Using DMADV Methodology 

      Piñeiro Muriente, Iovany E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Chronic pain is an illness that affects more than 1.5 billion humans worldwide and can affect daily activities leading up to disability and despair. The goal of treating chronic pain is to reduce pain and improve ...
    • System Performance Laboratory Optimization 

      Caraballo Vázquez, Christian (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      This project seeks to optimize the efficiency of a medical device laboratory process applying tools of the Lean Six Sigma methodology and eliminating non-value activities to complete transfer of a new product avoiding ...