Lean manufacturing cannot happen in a factory that lacks dependable, effective equipment. Breakdowns and processing defects translate into excess work-in-process and finished inventory, kept on hand "just in case." Recurring minor stoppages force employees to watch automated equipment that should run by itself. TPM gives a framework for addressing such problems, but many companies implement TPM at a superficial level, and the resulting productivity gains fall short of their potential. If your TPM implementation has resulted in posters and logos rather than a rise of productivity, how are you addressing this halt of progress? In "TPM for the Lean Factory," authors Sekine and Arai teach you to identify and attack the key equipment-related problems and misunderstandings that make plants miss their lean manufacturing goals.

Written for companies with a basic TPM framework already in place, you'll learn three powerful approaches for cutting this waste:

• The new 5Ss: focusingon standard locations and labeling through the first 2Ss
• Instant maintenance: mastering quick repairs of minor equipment failures
• Improved setup operations: organizing the preparation to save time and prevent errors

Chapters on cell design, product and process quality factor testing, and daily equipment inspection give you additional weapons for fighting waste and low productivity. For practical application, an implementation overview summarizes the steps for each topic, keyed to a set of 50 adaptable worksheets and examples. A practical and supportive resource, "TPM for the Lean Factory" extends a fresh vision and focus to help you get top results from your TPM efforts.

Handbook of Manufacturing provides a comprehensive overview of fundamental knowledge on manufacturing, covering various processes, manufacturing-related metrology and quality assessment and control, and manufacturing systems. Many modern processes such as additive manufacturing, micro- and nano-manufacturing, and biomedical manufacturing are also covered in this handbook. The handbook will help prepare readers for future exploration of manufacturing research as well as practical engineering applications.

Wetting and Spreading Dynamics explains how surface forces acting at the three-phase contact line determine equilibrium, hysteresis contact angles, and other equilibrium and kinetics features of liquids when in contact with solids or with other immiscible liquids. It examines the interaction of surface forces, capillary forces, and properties of the transition zone between the bulk liquid and solid substrate. Significantly revised and updated, the Second Edition features new chapters that cover spreading of non-Newtonian liquids over porous substrates, hysteresis of contact angles on smooth homogeneous substrates, equilibrium and hysteresis contact angles on deformable substrates, and kinetics of simultaneous spreading and evaporation. Drawing together theory and experimental data while presenting over 150 figures to illustrate the concepts, Wetting and Spreading Dynamics, Second Edition is a valuable resource written for both newcomers and experienced researchers.

Kleine Lose wirtschaftlich fertigen - das bedeutet, die Produktionsanlage in moglichst kurzer Zeit auf neue, oft komplexe Bearbeitungsaufgaben umzurusten. Eine langwierige Optimierung des Prozesses rentiert sich dabei nicht, vielmehr soll das erste produzierte Teil bereits ein Gutteil sein. Erreicht werden kann dies nur, wenn die Maschine (bzw. die Produktionsanlage) uber einen langen Zeitraum moglichst storungsfrei arbeitet, Abweichungen selbstandig kompensiert und den Werker bei der Einrichtung des Prozesses, bei dessen Uberwachung und schliesslich bei der Vermeidung und Behebung von Fehlern optimal unterstutzt. Hierzu mussen die Maschine und ihre peripheren Systeme flexibel und intuitiv zu bedienen sein.

Die Vision eines autonomen Produktionssystems wird seit langem in vielen Forschungsprojekten weltweit verfolgt. In diesem Buch kommen international renommierte Autoren aus Industrie und Forschung zu Wort. Sie beschreiben Ansatze und Entwicklungen auf vielen Gebieten der Produktionstechnik, die eine Steigerung der Autonomie zum Ziel haben."

A thoroughly revised edition of the "must have" chemical engineering reference This go-to chemical engineering guide provides you with a single source for up-to-date physical data, chemical data, and predictive methods. Fully updated for the latest advances, the book contains hands-on estimation methods for extrapolating and interpolating. New content includes advanced EOSs with correlated and predicted parameters (e.g. SAFT implementations), advanced computational methods, (e.g. molecular simulation), quantum density functional theory (e.g. LCC) and semi-empirical combinations (e.g. COSMO-RS implementations and SPEADMD). This broad review and objective evaluation of wide-ranging methods is essential to progress in the field of thermophysical property prediction and to advancing the fundamentals of chemical process and product design. The Properties of Gases and Liquids, Sixth Edition provides the latest curated data on over 480 compounds and includes a special section devoted to the interpretation of uncertainty in physical property estimation. Supplemental materials and compilation methods are less committed to hand calculations than in previous editions. Chapter-by-chapter sample calculations are provided throughout. Refreshed throughout to include the latest data and methods Includes computer codes that reproduce the computations in the book Written by a team of recognized chemical engineering experts