10 X Better NDT at 1/3 the Cost
When manufacturers use Quasar, customer problems resulting in quality spills, quarantine, and containment are eliminated.
The chart below represents one customer's experience in implementing Quasar Process Compensated Resonant Testing.
Quasar Reduces Defects Shipped
The table below documents the NDT performance improvement for different Quasar installations, including the one above. It shows how the number of defective parts shipped was reduced with the introduction of Quasar testing in three different facilities.
Quasar Failure Rate Reduction
| Part | Process | Failure Rate
before Quasar |
Failure Rate
after Quasar |
Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Cylinder | Cast | 9 ppm | 0.7 ppm | 13X |
| Oxygen Sensor | Ceramic | 80 ppm | 2 ppm | 40X |
|
Control Arm
|
Cast | 5.5 % | 0.25 % | 22X |
The table below shows the cost savings reported by 3 particular manufacturers after Quasar testing was implemented.
Quasar NDT Cost Reduction
| Part
|
Process | NDT Cost
before Quasar |
NDT Cost
after Quasar |
Savings
per Part |
Annual Savings
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocker Arm
|
Cast
|
$0.25 | $0.03 | $0.22 | $5.9 M |
| Knuckle
|
Cast
|
$0.80 | $0.07 | $0.73 | $1.3 M |
| Bearing Cap
|
Powder Metal
|
$0.17 | $0.03 | $0.14 | $0.4 M |
The "hard" costs in the table above are the quantifiable costs displaced by using the Quasar method. These manufacturers also benefit from displaced "soft" costs, such as loss of customer confidence, that can easily amount to many multiples of those calculated above.