Case Studies

Graham Engineering

Graham Engineering is a  world class innovative and advanced manufacturing solutions provider to its customers. Building upon our reputation for delivering proven quality engineering to clients across a broad-spectrum of industries including, nuclear, aerospace, security and medical industries.

Midcal Delivered workshops with the Grahams Engineering Team focusing On Key Modules Of APQP4Nuclear

Introduction Of APQP and PPAP

  • Introduction to the APQP / PPAP Methodology, history and deployment across industries.
  • A review of all APQP and PPAP elements definitions and requirements.
  • Relationship and links of APQP to PPAP.
  • Status reports and MPO supplier manual navigation.

Application Of APQP and PPAP

  • Re-Cap of APQP and PPAP elements
  • Application and flow through a new project introduction
  • Relationship and links to MPO Supplier Quality Manual.
  • Status reports and PPAP MPO manual navigation.
  • Application and benefits of integration into Graham Engineering business operating system.

NAMRC and Sellafield Ltd

  • Developed a gateway-driven NPI process incorporating APQP and based on best practices from the automotive and aerospace industries adapted to nuclear decommissioning industry needs.
  • Support the creation of the Sellafield MPO New Product Introduction process and supplier manual and accompanying APQP and LLR checklists.
  • Developed the product delivery review (PDR) assurance and gateway governance.
  • Status reports and MPO supplier manual navigation.
  • Coached and mentored project teams on current and future products and projects.
  • Support the contract development for NPI integration, which will provide the basis for the approach for future NPI projects.
  • Steering Manufacturing Parts Organisation through radical change in the way they introduce new manufactured parts and delivery into the Sellafield plant.
  • Developed gap analysis of core team’s skills and Identified training requirements within the Sellafield team.

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) exercise on a manufacturing and assembly process delivering in-excess of £2Mn annual savings.

Management of a supply base to deliver exponential increase in volumes of a consumer product to meet unplanned demand after product launch.

Deployment of APQP, PPAP, and quality management processes into a supply base.

New Product Introduction of a Hybrid Vaping Device