The aim of the present work is the confrontation of three numerical techniques results to optimize the operating conditions of thermal plasma spraying process. The Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is used to scrutinize dispersion effects of injection parameters on droplet impact characteristics...

Abstract The reduction of run length variability has received little attention in the statistical process control literature. This note proposes a modification of the signal rule for the EWMA control chart resulting in a reasonable reduction of run length variability.

This empirical study examines the influence of environmental uncertainty on industrial product innovation. Addresses a perceived shortcoming in the new product development literature and explores direct and moderating effects of environmental uncertainty on the development process, project...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct and interaction effects of relational governance and two control mechanisms, output control and process control in the context of international exchange relationships. Cross-border exchange relationships receive growing attention in...

Presents a robot control system dedicated to grinding large Francis turbines. The control system is based on an active force feedback system using a three‐axes force sensor attached to the robot’s end effector. This system offers high flexibility and robustness against workpiece positioning...

When there is a change in a process, the MaxMin exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) control chart shows which parameters have increased or decreased. The MaxMin EWMA may also be viewed as smoothed tolerance limits. Tolerance limits are limits that include a specific proportion of the...

Discusses the practical application of the single minute exchange of die (SMED) within a textile processing operation. First, the operational environment is presented, and the SMED application is considered against a changing business requirement. The current approaches to SMED are then...

Process capability indices have been used in the manufacturing industry to provide quantitative measures on process potential and performance. The formulae for these indices are easy to understand and straightforward to apply. But, since sample data must be collected in order to calculate these...

The improvement of the quality of design and the reduction of failure related cost is seen as a crucial competitive requirement for UK manufacturing industry. To achieve these goals, industry must adopt current methods in support of design for quality (DFQ) for analysing potential problems and...