ChemWorld | 2 | January 1990
Quality Partnerships Central Theme At 1989 Uniroyal Chemical Quality Symposium
The presentation and speakers at the 1989 Quality Symposium held in Lakeville, CT in October concentrated on the central theme of quality partnerships that are formed by and within Uniroyal Chemical Company. Raw materials suppliers representing five separate companies presented their individual quality partnership programs with emphasis ranging from total quality management to their version of Adopt-A-Customer. Two of Uniroyal Chemical’s customers also made presentations to the group of quality
The structure for improvement and change necessary in today’s markets rests on the involvement of Uniroyal Chemical employees in the improvement process.
managers who reviewed the company’s quality philosophy and requirements of a supplier. According to Keith Baggett, Uniroyal Chemical’s director of Quality Assurance, “the close partnerships with customers and suppliers provide us with the information necessary to focus on the correct steps that ultimately lead to continual improvement in quality and continued growth.” Additionally, Uniroyal Chemical customers requested the company’s partnership with them in the following areas, which were also covered at the symposium: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI); European Standards Accreditation (ISO 9000); and customer certification programs.
The structure for improvement and change necessary in today’s markets rests on the involvement of Uniroyal Chemical employees in the improvement process.
Updates by various Quality Managers on the involvement of the people in their plants included: Adopt-A-Customer programs, improvement in maintenance with statistical analysis of equipment vibration, excellence modeling, raw material control and steam quality control.
Other Quality Managers provided case histories of success through teamwork achieved on quality issues worldwide. â–
Mr. E.J. Horning from Phillips 66 Company of Bartlesville, OK covers Total Quality Management within Phillips Petroleum Co. Phillips supplies Sulfate 120 for the Paracril® process.
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Quality Managers representing 16 different Uniroyal Chemical plant locations and eight different countries participated in the 1989 Quality Symposium held in Lakeville, CT.
Pictured are:
BOTTOM ROW, (L. TO R.) Ofni DeSouza, Brazil; Greg Chen, PREMIER CHEMICAL, Taiwan; Joseph Bucciaglia, Middlebury, CT; Chris Nanney, LEFFINGWELL, California; Sergio Chinas, AMEYAL/NOVAQUIM, Mexico.
MIDDLE ROW (L. TO R.) Keith Baggett, Middlebury, CT; Dave Borth, Guelph, Canada; Jose Gottig, PASA, Argentina; Arturo Gonzalez, QOMSA, Mexico; Norm Boisseau, Naugatuck, CT.
TOP ROW (L. TO R.) Frank Powell, Latina, Italy; Abraham Garcia, AMEYAL, Mexico; Jon Painter, Middlebury, CT; Ken Jessop, Elmira, Canada; B.T. Dave, Middlebury, CT; Al Rhone, Painesville, OH; Marcus Keane, RUBICON, Louisiana; Alan Dempsay, GUSTAFSON, Idaho; Lou Coscia, Middlebury, CT; Frank Schlegel, Geismar, LA; Johan Brits, ORCHEM, South Africa; and John Robinson, Gastonia, NC.
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