Introduction In past few years, companies and industries of various sizes have become aware that they need to improve business processes such as product development, order fulfilment, planning, distribution, and customer service. So everybody is now focusing on doing process improvement or redesigning. Steel containers position an arousing curiosity or attention in the engineering and policy challenge to society. They have to meet the condition of a countable quantity of structural and physical standard, must be reasonably priced, and must have a negligible impact on the environment. In this paper we will explore on the brief manufacturing process of steel containers and some vital issues relating to the production process. The manufacturing process of steel container or drum which is also known as liquid carrying container involves many processes. Although, there are different sizes of steel containers and different manufacturing process in most steel container manufacturing industries lately. There are also thousands of different steel alloy used in the production of steel containers. Furthermore, steel containers are made of sheet metal by soldering, brazing, spot welding, and seam welding. In addition to this, The Process of making steel containers involves rolling of metal sheet; welding the seam, making 90 degree bent on top and bottom of the container, making number of beads (according to size) and lastly reduce the diameter of one side of the container; fitting of lid to the containers, testing like pressure; coating internal (epoxy phenolic coating or plain) and external (stoving enamel gloss of various colour). Some steel containers are made through deforming the steel by means of extruding, forging, spin forming, ... ... middle of paper ... ...st manufacturing company, actual time of occurrence and vigorous and purposeful customer demand analysis is required by most, if not all manufacturing companies to efficiently and automatically act in response of customers demand. Shafer et al (1990) stated that a successful and favourable system can help enhance the manufacturing marketing in many ways and some the ways are as stated below: The conversion of online searchers or online customers into buyers by researching or marketing for customers through interaction, thereby simplifying the customers of consumer process of finding the products they wish to buy. Secondly, the increase in cross-sell by charming or pleasing the customers by upgrading the quality of the manufactured goods which is one of the factors that are not originally implemented and thirdly, creating successful relationship between customers.
This new form was called hydraulic die-forming. Hydraulic stems from the Greek word hydro meaning water and aulos meaning tube (McCreight, 2004). In today’s society, hydraulic pressing and stamping of dies are used for everything from making small pots and pans to the more extravagant automobile body models. Another use that has recently developed is the more artistic use of, producing form in silver and gold. In order to achieve this smaller, cheaper scale of die-forming experiment were conducted by Richard Thomas and Ruth Girard, which eventually led to the development of the pourable epoxy steel...
-Developed and implemented strip casting overseas to eliminate a step in the steel making process
The extraordinary power of the steel industry to shape the life of its communities and the people in them remain...
In today's competitive marketplace, all firms are seeking ways to improve their overall performance. One such method of improvement, recently adopted by many firms, is benchmarking. Benchmarking is a technique used to evaluate internal business processes. "In this analysis, managers determine the firm's critical processes and outputs, baseline those processes, then compare the performance of each process against a standard outside the industry" (Bounds, Yorks, Adams, & Ranney 1994). To effectively improve a business process to world-class quality, managers must find a firm that is recognized as a global leader, not just the industry standard. Successful benchmarking requires tailor-made solutions, not just blind copying of another organization. Measurement and interpretation of data collected is the key to creating business process solutions.
Bjerke, Juel M. "Week 2 Lecture Notes - Achieving Business Process Excellence and Process Re-engineering." MFGO 601 - The Globally Integrated Manufacturing Company. 2 Nov. 2011.
Martensitic stainless steels have good mechanical strength and moderate corrosion resistant. Because of their excellent corrosion resistance and mechanical strength, martensitic stainless steels are used for manufacturing the steam turbine blades, heat exchangers, automotive components and structures, petrochemical & process piping. Properties of martensitic stainless steel can be changed by the heat treatment. Increasing productivity of any welding process while maintaining or even improving the weld quality has been the task of researchers in the field of development of welding processes. Over the years welding methods and techniques have developed to great extent [3]. Now it is feasible to weld starting from thin metal sheets of fraction of mm to very thick plates of virtually any thickness. The quality of welding is not restricted only to work done by the welder but depends on many other factors, viz. welding technique and its parameters, welding equipment shielding medium, working environment, etc.
The inefficiencies and the problems involved in making steels in the traditional form of ingots are alleviated by the continuous-casting process, which produces higher quality steels at reduced costs. Conceived in the 1860s, continuous or strand casting was first developed for casting nonferrous metal strips. The process now is used widely for steel production, with major productivity improvements and cost reductions.
This paper will first discuss the development of the steel industry. Next, it will examine steel, and in the impact it had on the transportation industry. Finally, it will discuss systematic management practices of this time and how they gave birth to the scientific approach that is still in use today.
Before intermodal containers were developed, goods were moved from land to sea using crates, pallets, sacks, or boxes. The man-hours to load and unload freight were labor intensive. After World War II, Malcolm McLean developed the first container. The container was constructed out of 2.5 mm corrugated steel, and was eight feet tall and ten feet long. However, there was substantial hesitation in containerized shipments be...
Container: Manufacturers need submit the stability data about all the containers which will enter the market. The interaction between biological products and containers may lead to the change of product quality. As a result, stability studies should contain samples in the inverted, horizontal or upright position so as to analyse the influence of containers on products.
The continuous slab casting is started by adding and mixture the basic raw materials such as steels, silicon, magnesium and other basic materials of steelmaking in the furnace. The steel has low carbon contained, which is below 2% of carbon in the steel. The process of continuous slab casting process begins with melting and mixing the raw materials in the furnace. The molten steel in the ladle is tapped out from the bottom of the ladle into the intermediate container called as tundish by gravitational force, which helps the filling the mold along the continuous steel casting. Additionally, the continuous slab casting process is required a large space for the casting operation due to the tundish alone is located approximately 250m above the ground level and it can hold several tones of steel. The roles of the tundish are to supply a certain constant amount of the ...
The net beneficiary of such a move would be steel consumers worldwide. They would enjoy the most competitive prices industry can offer.
There is many different types of welding, whether it’s welding steel or any different type of material. Depending on the type of material depends on the process of welding and the welding materials that you use. Welding is a form of fabrication that joins the metal together by using heat and electricity to bond the two. The most popular types of welding are shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux-cored arch welding (FCAW), submerged arc welding (SAW).
Later a new variety of steel material is been used in the industry by the composition of different kinds of steel. The development of this material were used latterly in common for producing hard and high torque screwdriver, most importantly fractures cannot happened in this kind of material. The steel which we were talking about in the beginning was smelted in a high vacuum and forged to the required shape and they are welded in furth...
Metals possess many unique fundamental properties that make them an ideal material for use in a diverse range of applications. Many common place things know today are made from metals; bridges, utensils, vehicles of all modes of transport, contain some form of metal or metallic compound. Properties such as high tensile strength, high fracture toughness, malleability and availability are just some of the many advantages associated with metals. Metals, accompanied by their many compounds and alloys, similar properties, high and low corrosion levels, and affects, whether negative or positive, are a grand force to be reckoned with.