The S3 Trials company - Behind the scenes in girona
Quality control
Metal expands with any heat .The quality control room is kept at a constant temperature of 20 degrees to ensure a constant reading on the machines.
Metal expands with any heat .The quality control room is kept at a constant temperature to ensure a constant reading on the machines. We have a many machines here to test the products to make sure the quality is high. These items here are the internal diameters of the cylinders. They are the masters. This is the standard and we make the comparison between this and the cylinder we test.
Metal expands with any heat .The quality control room is kept at a constant temperature of 20 degrees to ensure a constant reading on the machines.
Metal expands with any heat .The quality control room is kept at a constant temperature to ensure a constant reading on the machines. We have a many machines here to test the products to make sure the quality is high. These items here are the internal diameters of the cylinders. They are the masters. This is the standard and we make the comparison between this and the cylinder we test.
Yes these are the masters.
Do you make a test with one out every hundred cylinders you make ?.
No . We test every single cylinder we produce. We check every product. We place the cylinder in this room 24 hours before the test. This is so that the metal reaches the constant measuring temperature. We then have the correct temperature to test. If anyone else test this cylinder they must make the test in the same environment with the same 24hr delay. Each degree changes the measurement by 1.5 to 2 microns. If you have the cylinder at 30 degrees it is completely out of tolerance .
Do you make a test with one out every hundred cylinders you make ?.
No . We test every single cylinder we produce. We check every product. We place the cylinder in this room 24 hours before the test. This is so that the metal reaches the constant measuring temperature. We then have the correct temperature to test. If anyone else test this cylinder they must make the test in the same environment with the same 24hr delay. Each degree changes the measurement by 1.5 to 2 microns. If you have the cylinder at 30 degrees it is completely out of tolerance .
Just holding the items with the palm of your hand and the size will change.
Here we assemble every single of the 62 parts in the cylinder for the Sherco enduro machine. We do this to save our customer time and money . Our technicians can do this faster the quality is guaranteed.These parts will go to France. We make the complete assembly for them and it is ready for the fitting to the crankcase.
This also means that the parts ordering for the manufacturer is much easier. They can order the complete cylinder with one part number and not have to worry about the other 61 being at the factory. There is also one complete quality control. This is giving something more to the factory. We can sometimes just give the factory to parts separate. It depends what they want. We have 3500 pistons is stock . This whole process turns the factory into less technical and more assembly , so they can increase productivity. Also one supplier for everything.
Thank you Michel and S3 for this tour.
Thank you Michel and S3 for this tour.
Here is an interesting video who shows the cylinder nicosil process from start to finish