Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ) has developed a "global quality improvement plan" to improve the reliability of its vehicles, including the "Patriot" and "Bukhanka" models. The main focus of the new control method is on acceptance tests of key units, starting with the transfer case. In the future, such tests are planned to be extended to other important elements - brake mechanisms, as well as front and rear axles.
Anton Zimenkov, Quality Director of UAZ-Mechanical Assembly Production LLC, noted that quality improvement includes several stages, starting with current acceptance tests and ending with planned additional checks - such as control disassembly and presentation control of manufactured products.
Various methods and devices will be used for control at the testing stage. Visual inspection, leak testing and noise level will become standard, and selective inspections during assembly will be carried out using thermal imagers, ultraviolet lamps and other specialized devices. This set of measures is aimed at reducing breakdowns and increasing the overall reliability of UAZ vehicles.
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