Companies are increasingly looking up to QFD as a key to capture the customers
voice and to encourage team members to communicate more effectively with each
other. QFD is a complex and very time consuming process therefore ...
This research explores the conceptual design of a Support Documentation System (SDS), to
assist manufacturing maintenance personnel during troubleshooting.
Manufacturing systems maintenance is a crucial element of any ...
The study described in this thesis examines how the
toughenability of a difunctional epoxy resin cured with a
diamine hardener is affected by the presence of a dissolved
polycarbonate in the epoxy matrix, when that ...
This thesis presents a conceptual design, for a single point diamond fly-cutting system.
This design is based on the performance of an existing, diamond facing lathe. The
design requirements for a precision machine tool ...
Passive metals, like stainless steels, are usually protected from corrosion by a thin oxide
film on the surface. If the film is stable it will reform spontaneously when it becomes
damaged. Erosion-corrosion of passive ...
Globally, the construction industry is responsible for the use of vast quantities of
natural resources. These resources are often procured on the basis of their
economic value, the cheaper the material, the more likely ...
It is argued that a substantial gulf exists between the investment made in
technology and the ability of organisations to realise significant improvements
in business performance.
In the fields of Innovation and Technology ...
The removal of natural organic matter (NOM) is a key requirement of many processes
in potable water treatment. Conventionally, removal of NOM and colloidal material has
been achieved by coagulation with inorganic coagulants ...
This work describes the development of computer models for the design of a novel
three-axis silicon accelerometer with thin-film PZT piezo-electric sensing. Theoretical
and finite element methods are used to predict the ...
All worldwide operating automobile manufacturers are on the constant search
for the optimum between desirable flexibility on that one hand and required cost
productivity on the other hand.
In particular, the planning ...
The CO2 laser is a potentially powerful tool for welding, allowing high integrity joints
to be produced with minimal thermal damage and high joint completion rates. Its use
in the joining of reflective, high conductivity ...
This study investigates the impact of the joint TQM and JIT approach on the
performance of manufacturing organisations. The final objective is the development of a
Joint TQM&JIT Implementation Model, based on the results ...
The development of more efficient methods of membrane-based gas absorption has
recently received considerable interest in two areas: the biological treatment of
contaminated gas streams and the abiotic gas absorption of ...
Superalloys used for the critical hot sections of modem aero-gas turbines . are
designed primarily to exhibit good creep and fatigue resistance, coupled with toughness
and microstructural stability. However, an optimum ...
Organisations everyday, are faced with the pressure of business forces and their health lies in
correctly harnessing them and in order to effectively neutralise the effect of these forces to
their advantage they use ...
For low cost and high volume composite manufacture, Liquid Composite Moulding
(LCM) techniques such as Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) are of increasing
industrial interest. These techniques involve draping of fabric ...
Traditionally, enterprise and functional process understanding were not considered a
priority in the Aerospace industry. The build of an aircraft was carried out
sequentially. Now, due to increased competitive and customer ...
Project management is a complex process that does not lend itself to traditional line
management theories. Projects fail more times than they succeed, the measures of
success and failure vary widely depending upon the ...
A mathematical model of ductile material cutting with an abrasive suspension jet has been developed. This is based on erosive wear of material by solid particle impact. The largest contribution is assumed to be from ...
The aim of this research was to devise an innovative technique to
obtain an objective assessment of the quality performance of tubular cored
wires by sensing and measuring the signals available during welding. The
work ...