Ford Motor Company uses Colbert Infrared Services model for building its thermography program

Fords Dearborn Stamping Plant (DSP) at the Rouge facility in Michigan is leading the way in integrating the concepts of Lean with their Infrared Predictive Maintenance Program.

Ford DSP sought the support of Fred Colbert to assist in establishing an IR program based on the inspection methods that were being used by Colbert Infrared Services, Inc. for their customers world wide. These, methods are based on a mobile database solution called Thermal Trend.

With Training and support from Colbert Infrared Services, Inc. and the Thermal Trend - Lean DB software, Ford was able to meet their objectives of a successful "sustainable" thermography program. Today, Ford's DSP thermography program is the benchmark for the rest of Ford Motor Company. (read more …)