New Balance鈥檚 current footwear manufacturing processes may include a manual quality check where associates push with their thumbs at several points around the shoe. The purpose of this effort is to check for potential issues in the adhesive bonding of the sole to the upper of the shoe. This test may be physically taxing for associates, who may perform up to 8,000 presses per shift. The quality check may also be prone to variation across tests, associates, and manufacturing locations. As part of New Balance鈥檚 continual work to improve associates' work experience while maintaining high-quality standards, the SCOPE students will build from last year's SCOPE team to develop a highly-automated solution, creating tooling that reduces the manual tests and improves the consistency of the quality check.
Faculty Advisor:
- Amon Millner
Team Members: