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Diploma thesis 2020aluminij · poškodbe · stiskalna linija

Improvement of the Process on the Extrusion Line

Improvements to the work process are essential for continuously ensuring product quality; improvements to processes such as extrusion are important.

Alen LončaričStrojništvo · supervisor dr. Darko Friščić · defence december 2020
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AuthorAlen Lončarič
Supervisordr. Darko Friščić
Module—Mechanical Engineering
Employer / clientAcademia
Year2020december 2020
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Challenge, approach and results.

Improvements to the work process are essential for continuously ensuring product quality; improvements to processes such as extrusion are important. In ** extrusion, material is formed using a working machine, an extrusion press, which extrudes material through a predetermined tool or die with its force. In the final stage of production, ** cutting and packaging of the ** material** follow. Great care is required here, as it is necessary to inspect and remove non-quality and damaged rods.

Problem

Improvements to the work process are essential for continuously ensuring product quality; improvements to processes such as extrusion are important.

Solution and Method

In extrusion, material is formed using a working machine, an extrusion press, which extrudes material through a predetermined tool or die with its force. Here, improvements are essential due to many different factors that affect material quality. Identifying these factors is crucial, as their elimination can ensure greater machine utilisation and reduction of damage in the process itself.

We must also identify other key factors that play an important role in ** material quality** itself. We must determine critical points where unwanted damage to the material occurs, and use collected data to determine the best possible solution to this problem. Due to the many steps present in the work process on the ** extrusion line**, precise data collection is necessary.

Due to the presence of technology in the work process, certain data is recorded automatically; based on deviations, we can ensure a higher-quality product with fewer defects by improving the material and adjusting technological parameters. It is crucial to ensure that technological parameters are as close as possible to the ideal determined ones and that deviations are minimal. In the actual production of rods, consistency and precise monitoring of data are required.

Subsequent operations that follow have equal importance for quality as the production itself. Transfer to other operations in the process means the possibility of damage due to work equipment or the method of work itself.

Results

In the final stage of production, cutting and packaging of the ** material** follow. Great care is required here, as it is necessary to inspect and remove non-quality and damaged rods. By reducing damage and irregularities, we can also reduce the amount of scrap; by reducing scrap, we can lower costs for the company.

An additional task that is essential is material sampling. Each material is sampled according to predetermined instructions. Therefore, correct sampling according to prescribed parameters is essential.

With such sampling, we can additionally improve the structure of the material so that it obtains the required properties that the customer needs for their purposes. With correct sampling, we can remove rod ends that show inadequacies. This prevents the use of non-quality products, which can directly harm ourselves or their customers.

With careful review of the work process, improvements can be implemented more quickly. Therefore, collecting data from the process is a very important task.

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