Lean philosophy: implementation in a forging company

This research addresses the implementation of lean philosophy in a forging company with a focus on radial forging production flow lines. Here, the prime motive is to evolve and test several strategies to eliminate waste on the shop floor. In this research, a systematic approach is suggested for the implementation of lean principles. This paper describes an application of value stream mapping (VSM). Consequently, the present and future states of value stream maps are constructed to improve the production process by identifying waste and its sources. Furthermore, Taguchi’s method of design of experiments is pursued here to minimize the forging defects produced due to imperfect operating conditions. A noticeable reduction in set-up time and work-in-process (WIP) inventory level is substantiated. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of managerial implications and the future scope of research.     

A model for preventive maintenance operations and forecasting

Equipment costs constitute the greatest majority of overall costs for semiconductor manufacturing. Therefore, maintaining high equipment availability has been regarded as one of the major goals in the industry. The ability to forecast correctly equipment preventive maintenance (PM) timing requirements not only can help optimizing equipment uptime but also minimizing negative impacts on manufacturing production efficiency. This research used grey theory and evaluation diagnosis to construct a PM forecasting model for prediction of PM timing of various machines. The results showed significant improvements of PM timing predictions compared to the existing method based on experience and an alternative method proposed by Li and Chang (Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Workshop 2002: 10–11, pp. 275–277) for the same fab cases. Received: June 2005 / Accepted: December 2005     

信息化对制造业的影响综述

信息技术是一种新型技术。信息技术和制造业相互依存、相互促进是一种发展趋势。信息技术对制造业的影响主要有:信息化在制造业的产品开发设计技术方面带来的进步,这主要包括计算机辅助技术;信息化在制造业的生产管理技术方面带来的进步,主要包括企业制造资源计划系统及产品数据管理;信息化在制造业的制造方式上带来的进步,主要包括柔性制造、计算机集成制造等先进制造技术。     

Note on ‘Construction of Double Sampling s‐Control Charts for Agile Manufacturing’

He and Grigoryan (Quality and Reliability Engineering International 2002; 18 :343–355) formulated the design of a double‐sampling (DS) s control chart as an optimization problem and solved it with a genetic algorithm. They concluded that the DS s control charts can be a more economically preferable alternative in detecting small shifts than traditional s control charts. We explain that, since they only considered the average sample size when the process is in control, their conclusion is questionable. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

硫酸锆、碳酸锆的性质、应用及生产技术综述

综述了硫酸锆，碳酸锆产品的性质，生产技术及应用，收集整理了国内外部分厂家和公司该产品的化学指标与生产技术；介绍了“分步液相沉淀法”生产工艺，与“一步法”生产工艺相比，其具有流程短，投入少，操作简单，制造成本低等优点。     

制造业跟踪系统解决方案剖析

NetLinx技术的发展，使得跟踪系统发生了划时代的飞跃，在制造业上的应用更加广泛。本文以一间显像管厂为例，详细介绍了跟踪系统在制造业上的应用。     

A new FMS architecture based upon networked DSP servo technology

This paper presents a critical evaluation of existing FMS architectures and the academic and industrial design and development strategies used during their formulation. The paper seeks to address the need for, and value of, existing architectures within the industrial arena. More importantly however, this paper puts forward a new two-tier distributed control architecture for FMS based upon new (real-time) networkable DSP servo control methodologies developed by one of the authors for Softronics in Australia. The ramifications of these methodologies are substantial, not only in terms of FMS control, but in the overall simplification of such systems and the development of flexible fixturing devices over the coming decade. This paper also postulates on how new FMS architectures can be developed from such technologies and details why such architectures could be more appropriate to industry needs than those that are currently in existence.     

Automatic generation of IDEF0 models

This paper looks into a new area for knowledge-based system application, that of manufacturing modelling. Manual generation of IDEF0 models of manufacturing systems is time-consuming and inconsistent. However, the process can be automated to improve timeliness and consistency. In this paper, a knowledge-based manufacturing modelling system for the automatic generation of IDEF0 models is proposed. The system will not only greatly reduce the IDEF0 modelling time but will also eliminate the inconsistency problem of conventional IDEF0 modelling systems. The paper explains the knowledge-based approach and identifies the kinds of domain knowledge that are required for the construction of the knowledge-based manufacturing modelling system.     

有限缓冲区FMS的特征分析与托盘配置

本文研究了Ｊｏｂ－Ｓｈｏｐ型有限缓冲区ＦＭＳ的运行特性及托盘优化配置问题，给出了系统的分析模型及托盘优化算法。本文的结果对系统的分析与设计具有重要的实际意义。     

非串行生产线的建模,分析及设计

本文利用等效工作站理论和工件流平衡原理，推导出非串行离散事件生产线可以等价于串联系统，并归结为装配和拆卸两条定理，解决了系统的建模、分析与设计问题。