Re-Engineering Casting Production Systems - Final Report - 03/02/1998 - 03/01/2001

Peters, Frank ; Van Voorhis, Timothy

Iowa State University, Ames, IA (United States)

关键词: Material Handling;    Casting;    Foundries;    Scrap;    36 Materials Science;   

DOI  :  10.2172/792021
RP-ID  :  DOE/ID/13614
RP-ID  :  FC07-98ID13614
RP-ID  :  792021

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The goal of this three-year project was to improve the production systems in use by steel foundries in the United States. Improvements in the production systems result in less rework, less scrap, and less material handling, all of which would significantly reduce the energy demands of the process. Furthermore, these improvements would allow the companies to be more competitive, more responsive to customers' needs, deliver products with less lead time and require less capital. The ultimate result is a stronger domestic steel casting industry, which uses less energy. A major portion of this research involved the deployment of student researchers at steel foundries, to study their production systems and collect data.