Poka Yoke

"A Japanese term that means "mistake-proofing".

Its purpose is to eliminate product defects. Our designs incorporate the poka-yoke ethos into a lean manufacturing process that helps equipment operators avoid mistakes and guarantee a quality product.

This type of system is often used in off line sub assembly areas and in particular where safety critical components are concerned; such as the ABS and brake pipe assemblies.

"Poka Yoke" will be achieved often by locking a part into a jig and not releasing it until the necessary components have been attached and correct torque achieved on fixings. 

Poka Yoke jigs are sometimes combined with pick to light systems where there may be several different variants of assembly for the user to build. The correct part to pick will be indicated to the operator via a green flashing light with an integrated sensor which is reset once that the part has been picked. This system can be linked with the Poka Yoke system to ensure that the correct parts have been picked before activating the operators tools.