ESTIMATION OF PRODUCTION CYCLE TIME USING DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: A CASE OF PRESS WORKING

Authors

  • Gupta M M Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Ramdeobaba K. N. Engineering College, Nagpur, Maharashtra-440013, India
  • Deshpande V S Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Ramdeobaba K. N. Engineering College, Nagpur, Maharashtra-440013, India
  • Modak J P Department of Mechanical Engineering, Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Nagpur, Maharashtra-440019, India
  • Zanwar D R Department of Industrial Engineering, Shri Ramdeobaba K. N. Engineering College, Nagpur, Maharashtra-440013, India

Keywords:

Press Working, Dimensional Analysis, Cycle Time

Abstract

The objective of the present investigation is to develop a mathematical model for the press working operation. Simulation does not take into account the factors like anthropometry, workplace parameters and environmental conditions. To investigate the effect of these variables on cycle time the dimensional analysis is used.  The independent variables are identified and are grouped together. The groups formed are anthropometric data, personnel factors of the operator, machine specifications, workplace parameters, specifications of the product and environmental conditions in press working shop. The parameters which are constant during the experiment are recorded first. The experiment is planned to record the cycle time. The mathematical model is developed to express the cycle time as a function of identified inputs. The results obtained have a correlation of 88% with experimental cycle time. The model is a strong estimator to simulate the process.

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Published

2011-09-01

How to Cite

[1]
Gupta M M, Deshpande V S, Modak J P, and Zanwar D R, “ESTIMATION OF PRODUCTION CYCLE TIME USING DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: A CASE OF PRESS WORKING ”, JME, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 161–165, Sep. 2011.