Identifying Manufacturing Variations in Computerized Stitching

Faculty Advisor: Lawrence Neeley

Sponsor: New Balance

Our team worked with New Balance to investigate certain manufacturing processes for New Balance shoes at their Lawrence, MA factory.  We mainly looked into the causes of potential variations in stitch location that become apparent during computerized stitching processes.  To investigate this, we tested the stitching process with different materials and adjusted pallets based on our findings and observations of experts working at the facility. Our goal was to collect data to experimentally determine root causes of the variations.

Faculty Advisor:

  • Lawrence Neeley

Team Members:

  • Lauren Armstrong
  • Lily Dao
  • Bryce Ferguson
  • Diana Garcia
  • Diego Riverbay