The production ramp-up is the phase in which a company transfers its product from engineering to scale manufacturing, starting production progressively until reaching the planned nominal volume. This moment is critical as it marks the real validation point of the project, processes, production tools, and supply chain.
🎯 Ramp-up Objectives
- Verify if the product is mature for large-scale production
- Validate if the production processes, tests and quality controls are functioning as expected
- Adjust logistics, documentation, workforce, and indicators
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks, failures, and waste
🧰 What does ramp-up involve?
During the ramp-up, it is necessary to monitor and validate:
| Element | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Product quality | Ensure it meets specifications (FPY, OQC, rework) |
| Cycle time | Evaluate if the process meets the takt time |
| Production capacity | Confirm that the planned volume can be achieved |
| Equipment availability | Check for failures, stoppages, mechanical adjustments |
| Technical documentation | Validate SOPs, instructions, maintenance routines |
| Test bench | Check operation, test coverage and traceability |
| Team engagement | Training, reactions, correct record keeping |
🛠️ How AJOLLY Testing supports your project in ramp-up
AJOLLY Testing acts as a technical partner during the ramp-up of its clients, focusing on:
- Validation of test benches (functional, ICT, RF, safety)
- Analysis of FPY, CPK, Top Failures to identify root causes
- Failure diagnosis due to process, operator, or equipment issues
- Support with technical documentation, release checklist and repeatability
- Monitoring process stability via Power BI or MES
Additionally, we offer improvements in critical phases such as:
- Human-Machine Interface (HMIs)
- Traceability and test digitization
- Cycle time optimization and workstation ergonomics
📈 When ramp-up is well-executed…
✅ The product reaches the market with quality
✅ Processes are stable and auditable
✅ The learning curve is accelerated
✅ Teams are aligned and secure
✅ Results appear faster in ROI
With the right technical support, ramp-up ceases to be a risk phase and becomes a lever for industrial success.