SKF India Ltd awarded 1st Prize, at CII's 5th NATIONAL CONVENTION on Six Sigma

The two day National Convention on Six Sigma was organized on 25-26 September, 2008 at New Delhi. This was the 5th National Convention on Six Sigma which focused on the theme of "Achieving Business Excellence for Global Competitiveness" and saw a participation of more than 120 quality experts from all across the industry in India.
21 presentations were selected for the competition, SKF being one of it, who showcased their projects through Case Studies.
The participating teams for the Convention were -Vipin Dongre (Six Sigma Black Belt DGBB-P) who presented his Project namely "Reduce the Heat Treatment Cost by reducing the power consumption KW/MT by 20 %" & got stupendous success by winning First Prize, Gold Medal at the convention.
The Project Sponsor-Sunil Deshpande, Process Owner-Vishnu Gulanikar, Master Black Belt-Nitin Ghatpande & other team members have made a remarkable contribution to the success of this project.
Rahul Pawar (Six Sigma Black Belt-TMC) through his Project- Reduction in SLR of HF line by 75% highlighted the benefits of Six Sigma.
The Team members of his Project -Pradeep Govil(Project Sponsor),Santosh Sindagi(Process Owner),Nitin Ghatpande(Master Black Belt) who, by their steadfast dedication, determination and sustained focus added to the success of the Project.
To summarize, SKF India Ltd, was the eventual winner and proud recipient of "Tecumseh India Rolling Trophy". Bosch Group, Bangalore bagged the first runner up "Rico Rolling Trophy" and The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd, Mumbai bagged the Second Runner Up "Autofit Rolling Trophy. The prestigious award was presented in a ceremony conducted on 26th September 2008 in New Delhi.
While concluding the Convention, the CII Jury Members said that Commitment at the highest level within an organization is essential for creating a culture for Six Sigma implementation.

SKF India Ltd. bags runners up award in TKSA regional Quality Circle Competition

SKF India bagged the runners up award in the Regional Quality Circle Competition held by Toyota Kirloskar Suppliers' Association. The prize includes cash , individual certificates and a trophy.
There were 13 companies participated from our region including Bharat Forge , Gabriel , Tata Ficosa , GKN Sinter metals , Tata-Yazaki , ABC Bearings, INA bearings etc...
The competition included Gemba visit to physically audit , verify and understand the improvements done on the shop floor. This was followed by a group written test and presentation in the final round.
Our team "DISHA" included Mr.Pramod Dodke , Mr.Atul Paranjape , Mr.Prashant Bhosale , Mr. Mahendra Phuge and Mr.Sanjay Latange. The team was facilitated by Vighnahari Deo and guided by Dnyanadev Adsul , Ajay Naik,Makarand Mahajan & Dushyant Pathak.
This final presentation was made by our operators working on these processes. The judges , in their closing remarks , highly appreciated the operator involvement and their contributions in the process.
"Disha" is an innovation made in ABU Roller manufacturing in orienting rollers before they are fed in rough and finish track grinding processes. This poka-yoke is also a key contributor to address a major customer complaint.