INTRODUCTION 1 LITERATURE REVIEW 4 METHODOLOGY 24 RESULT DISCUSSION 42

TABLE OF CONTENT Abstrak i Abstract ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Table of Content v List of Tables viii List of Figures xi

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background 1 1.2 Problem Statement 2 1.3 Objectives 3 1.4 Project Scope 3

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 4

2.1 Introduction 4 2.2 About Glass Run Channel 5 2.2.1 Function of Glass Run Channel 5 2.2.2 Design of Glass Run Channel 6 2.2.3 Material of Glass Run Channel 8 2.2.4 Chemical Additives of Glass Run Channel 8 2.2.5 Manufacturing Process of Glass Run Channel 9 2.3 Extrusion Process 11 2.3.1 Principle of Extrusion 11 2.3.2 Continuous Vulcanisation 12 2.3.3 Extrusion Die 13 2.4 Transfer Moulding Process Defects 14 2.4.1 Introduction to Transfer Moulding 14 2.4.2 Defects on Glass Run Channel 15 2.4.2.1 Factor That Causes Short Moulding Defects 16 2.4.2.2 Factor That Causes Bubble Defects 18 2.4.3 Elimination of Defects 20 2.5 Previous Research 21

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY 24

3.1 Introduction 24 3.1.1 Methodology of Project 26 3.2 Investigation of Root Cause 27 3.2.1 Man Factor Contribution to Defects 28 3.2.2 Method Factor Contribution to Defects 29 3.2.3 Machine Factor Contribution to Defects 30 3.2.4 Material Factor Contribution to Defects 31 3.3 Plan for Data Gathering 32 3.3.1 Observation on Man Factor 32 3.3.2 Observation on Method Factor 33 3.3.3 Observation on Machine Factor 34 3.3.4 Observation on Material Factor 35 3.4 Data Gathering 36 3.4.1 Data Interpretation for the Man Factor 36 3.4.2 Data Interpretation for the Method Factor 37 3.4.3 Data Interpretation for the Machine Factor 39 3.4.4 Data Interpretation for Material Factor 40 3.5 Analysis of Data Identify the Root Cause 41 3.6 Recommend the Solution 41 3.7 Suggest Improvement Made 41

CHAPTER 4: RESULT DISCUSSION 42

4.1 Result for Man Factor 42 4.2 Result for Method Factor 46 4.2.1 Observation on Transfer Moulding Process 46 4.2.1 Observation on Joint Compound Weighing Process 50 4.3 Result for machine Factor 52 4.3.1 Process Capability Ratio for Mould Temperature 54 4.3.2 Process Capability Ratio for Injector Pressure 55 4.4 Result for Material Factor 56 4.4.1 Observation on Specific Gravity test 56 4.4.2 Observation on Joint Compound Weight Sample 58 4.5 Suggestion on Improvement Should Made by the Company 59 4.5.1 Improvement Suggestion to Man Factor 59 4.5.2 Improvement Suggestion to Method Factor 61

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION RECOMMENDATION 62