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Mini Gears: Success through technology investment and internal management (Part 1)
Mini Gears is an experienced manufacturer in precision engineering in Stockport, UK. Recently, the company has invested 1.3 million pounds to build infrastructure systems and renovate modern machines. The explosion of industrial revolution 4.0 has changed the market. The customers of Mini Gears have increasingly stricter requirements on product speed and...
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Duckworth & Kent: Technological innovations to improve precision machining efficiency (Part 2)
With its outstanding advantages, the VL600Q wire cutting machine from Sodick has gained the trust of the Duckworth & Kent leaders. Sodick VL600Q provides routing operations in X, Y and Z axes with 600 x 400 x 270 mm ratio and with 90 x 90mm U/V axis travel. Taking advantage of...
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Duckworth & Kent: Technological innovations to improve precision machining efficiency (Part 1)
Sodick is one of the leading Japanese brands in the field of high-tech mold making and precision machining. Recently, the Berkshire-based Duckworth & Kent company has invested in purchasing a new Sodick VL600Q machining cutter to improve the productivity of the new wire cutting process. In the field of wire cutters,...
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Typical examples of successful TPM application at a PTFE resin factory (Part 2) ...
Once the current status of the equipment and the location for improvement have been identified, experts will use the observed data to calculate pre-improvement OEE. In this step, the researcher selected three-month data from the previous year and calculated the initial OEE of the selected machines. These data are compared with...
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Typical examples of successful TPM application at a PTFE resin factory (Part 1) ...
TPM is a systematic approach that makes manufacturing processes more efficient by engaging all employees in the company including operators, management and maintenance staff. Below is a case study for the successful application of TPM in a PTFE resin factory. PTFE resins are usually in sheet, tree form with high strength...
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Typically example for applying TPM at breweries
The CCM Tecate factory of Cervecería Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma (CCM) is one of the largest beverage factories in the Laiting America. With a large number of maintenance staff (80 maintenance staff out of 400 in total operating at the factory), Tecate is assessed to have great potential for productivity improvement through Total...
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TPM Application in food processing plants – A case study of SA Partner ...
In the previous section, we learned about SA Partner’s goals and solutions when faced with the issue of improving productivity at a typical food processing factory. This section will continue with specific improvement activities carried out under the guidance of the SA advisory group. Immediately after defining the objective, the consultant...
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TPM Application in food processing plants – A case study of SA Partner ...
SA Partner is an enterprise with extensive experience in the field of innovation consultancy in the UK. Operating since 1993, until now, the company has affirmed its position and reputation in the world market through providing high quality products and services. The company has built a branch network in many countries...
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How digital twin technology plays a role in linked production chains
By 2020, it is predicted that about 4.5 billion IoT devices will be used in Europe. The birth of the link production chain (blockchain) helps us redefine the concept of digital twins. It could be an essential tool to support the application of digital twins in IoT to help transfer data...
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Case study of IPCO: Comprehensive improvement at Sanvik Shanghai factory (Part 2)
The first step that IPCO experts aim to implement the innovative solution at Sanvik Shanghai is to build a value chain diagram at each stage. Not only the manufacturing process, other business activities such as advertising, product design, ordering and selling, etc. are also analyzed in depth to determine the priority...
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