The Procurement Department is responsible for selecting, negotiating, and acquiring the materials, components, services, and equipment necessary for the efficient operation of the company, focusing on quality, cost, deadline, and traceability. More than just buying, the procurement department acts as a strategic link between industrialization engineering, production, testing, suppliers, and
Industrialization Engineering is the area responsible for transforming a developed product into something ready to be produced on a scale, with quality, repeatability, and efficiency. It acts as a bridge between R&D, production, quality, purchasing, and testing, ensuring that the product is industrialized in a feasible, testable, and documented manner,
DFT – Design for Testability is an engineering approach that consists of designing a product from the start to facilitate its testing during the validation, production, and maintenance stages. The goal of DFT is to reduce test time, increase coverage, facilitate fault diagnosis, and decrease the total cost of quality.
R&D (Research and Development) is the strategic area responsible for creating, developing, and validating new products, technologies, or improvements, turning ideas into viable, functional, and marketable solutions. It is the engine of industrial innovation, combining technical knowledge, engineering, prototyping, and testing — from conception to industrialization. A good R&D not
Production Engineering is the area responsible for planning, designing, implementing, controlling, and optimizing production systems — combining human, technological, and material resources to achieve efficiency, quality, and competitiveness. It operates directly at the interface between product development, testing, processes, logistics, maintenance, and quality management, being essential in Industry 4.0 and
Calibration is the process of comparing a measuring instrument with a traceable reference standard to verify if the measurements made are within the specified accuracy and tolerances. It is a critical step to ensure reliability, metrological traceability, and compliance with quality standards such as ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, and IATF
PPK (Process Performance Index) is a statistical indicator that measures how well a process is performing in relation to its specifications, considering real and current data, regardless of whether the process is under statistical control or not. Unlike CPK, which assesses the theoretical capacity of the process, PPK measures the
CAPA (from the English Corrective and Preventive Action) is a structured process aimed at identifying, correcting, and preventing the recurrence of problems or non-conformities in quality, production, or testing systems. CAPA is part of systems like ISO 9001, IATF 16949, FDA 21 CFR and other industrial standards, being essential to
Cycle time is the time required to complete a full operation or process — from start to finish — repeatedly. In industrial environments, it represents the production or testing pace, being one of the most critical indicators of efficiency and delivery capability. The shorter the cycle time (without losing quality),
Quality Engineering is the branch of engineering responsible for ensuring that products, processes, and systems meet technical, regulatory, and customer requirements. It operates transversally across the entire production chain — from development to post-sales — promoting reliability, traceability, and continuous improvement. Quality Engineering ensures that what is designed, produced, and