A QMS helps to organize and lead an organization’s activities to ensure all customer and regulatory requirements are met. As well as, improve its effectiveness and efficiency on a continuous basis.
Questions often asked about injection molding and automation. As always, we are here to answer any other questions you have through the contact form or directly by phone.
How do we go from idea to product?
Knowing the best manufacturing method for a product idea lets a design be optimized for that process. Often the “best” method isn’t dependent on the part itself, but on commercial considerations like the number of parts needed, timeline to realization, and limits on capital to allow for investment in equipment.
Should software engineers be involved in product decisions?
For products that require firmware or a software application, input from software engineers is critical. If you add a button to a product, the software designer/engineer has to be able to make that button work as the product designer wants it to. Product development is a collaborative effort and anyone who has a responsibility in any stage of the development from idea to putting it in the box for the customer should be involved in product decisions. Roles can be small or larger but all have an impact.
What is the difference between domestic vs overseas tooling?
For a long time, there existed significant differences in quality and costs between domestic components and overseas tooling. Those gaps are narrowing, and while the direct costs of overseas tooling hold an advantage over domestic molds, the risks associated with overseas molds are getting higher: namely the protection of intellectual property, ancillary costs like tariffs and transportation, and global challenges to the supply chain, workforce, and pandemic-affected transfers of materials.
What is the future of Product Management?
Managing the evolution of a product will always be needed. Some products come and go, but many must be adapted to current trends and technologies; that is where the product manager comes in. Their role is to understand the marketplace and where the product fits in and how it must be adapted to continue to be relevant.
What is TQM?
TQM stands for Total Quality Management. TQM is a culture in which everyone from high-level executives to level workers focuses on improving quality. Quality is EVERYONE’S job!
What is quality assurance?
Quality assurance (QA) is any systematic process of determining whether a product or service meets the specified requirement. QA is not the actual act of measuring or monitoring a product, it is the act of ensuring this was done correctly.
How do we incorporate robotics?
Noble employs robots in many ways. We use them for work that is complex, but also for quite simple tasks. Depending on the needs of our customers, a robot could be doing very simple repetitive tasks, or working as a central brain to coordinate a number of machines and auxiliaries.
What keeps you in Louisiana?
Louisiana is a crossroads for the port of entry from overseas locations to the greater US marketplace. Our culture of working hard and playing hard fits perfectly with Louisiana culture. Known for food, music, and fun, our team enjoys all our region has to offer and welcomes clients and vendors to join us whether music festivals, outdoor fishing, or simply enjoying the amazing food and experience that a visit to Cajun Country can be!
What are the smallest and biggest size products we make?
Noble can make parts as small as a few grams and a quarter of an inch up to 10+ pounds and 40+ inches.