ST Calamba Scores Another Grandslam in QCRC 2010!

Damaged Metal Team….Gold!
Missing Impossiball: D’ Ball Errors….Gold!
Scan Zero….Gold!


The judges’ voices are music to our ears.

STMicroelectronics Calamba scored another GRAND SLAM in the Quality Circles Regional Convention (QCRC) as all our three Improvement Action Teams (IMPACTs) won GOLD Award in their respective categories, on August 20 at The Manila Diamond Hotel.

Damaged Metal Team or DAMMET won Gold in the Team Category with their project entitled “Elimination of Damaged Metallization Defect at Auto-Backside Coating Machine for Zelda Device”. The team led by Antonio Sumagpang Jr, Sr. Assembly Process Engineer, addressed the root causes of the problem by utilizing available resources resulting to the eradication of the defect by Q3 of 2009 with cost avoidance of 61K USD. Team members include: Jessie Baccay (Sr. Test Engineer), Leonel Jay Manuel (Equipment Engineer), Sundy Licuanan (Test Engineer), Lani Therese Cueva (Failure Analysis Engineer), Marjorie Villegas (CEEC Technician), Francis Ann Llana (Assembly Process Engineer) and Erika Jheza Escandor (Jr. Test Engineer). Team adviser is Eric Bueno (CEEC Manager).


Missing Impossiball: D’ Ball Errors won Gold in the Non-Production Category with their project entitled “Reduction of Missing Ball First Pass PPM at Ball Attach Process”. The circle led by Orjen De Guzman, Assembly Process Engineer, addressed five (5) controllable root causes and managed to reduce ball missing defect from 8,000 PPM to 800 PPM starting October 2009 to present. This 90% improvement translated to 92.92K USD Savings. Team members include: Heidi Ang (Operator), Marife Atienza (Production IE), Emelita Lumibao (Big Sister), Marilyn Calubaquib (Sr. Supervisor), Mary Maye Melgo (Process Engineer), Dionel Gayo (Sustaining Engineer) and Enrico Carencia (Sr. Assembly Process Engineer).


Scan Zero got gold in the Production Category with their project entitled “Reduction of Cover Tape Defects at Taper Area of PIR028 Tape and Reel Machine”. The team led by Leah Salazar, Production Operator, exceeded their target by reducing cover tape defects by 85%. Scan Zero is an Autonomous Maintenance Pilot team at Finish Production. Team members include: Deonny Gundran (Operator), Jay Sanchez (Technician), Joseph Tanguilan (Technician), Ma. Cecilia Catublas (Big Sister), Rosalina Peralta (Operator) and Heide Parabuac (Operator). Team adviser is Roed Llagas.


Doc Tony Villaflor, Quality and Reliability (Q&R) Director, attended the QCRC event.

Team coaches and facilitators include Ms. Arlene Salido (TQM Manager), Ms. Flordeliza Aldaya (TQM/TPM Chief Engineer) and Elgina Lim (Quality Improvement Engineer).

QCRC is a regional gathering of improvement teams and quality practitioners from different companies and industries within Luzon.

The three teams will then compete in the Productivity Improvement Circles National Convention (PICNC) in September along with other regional winners from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

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