Revitalising new process development in the UK fine chemicals industry

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1133-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.E. Shaw ◽  
T.F. Burgess ◽  
H.B. Hwarng ◽  
C. de Mattos
Keyword(s):  
Process Development ◽  
Fine Chemicals ◽  
New Process ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Development of New Product/Process Development Procedure for SMEs

Organizacija ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateja Šenk ◽  
Peter Metlikovič ◽  
Matjaž Maletič ◽  
Boštjan Gomišček
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Process Development ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
Value Added ◽  
New Product ◽  
Quality Planning ◽  
Design For Six Sigma ◽  
Plastic Processing ◽  
New Process ◽  
Development Procedure

Development of New Product/Process Development Procedure for SMEsThe result of our research is a developed and implemented set of activities for new process or product development (NPD procedure) for SMEs environment in the plastic processing industry, which enables the production of products and services with a high value added.The developed NPD procedure consists of five consecutive and overlapping steps: attracting orders, designing a project, developing a product, developing a process and zero production series. Each distinct step is further divided into sub-activities supported by adequate methods and managed in an information system. Investigated and included were three different methodologies use for NPD procedure in the automotive industry such as Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Stage/Gate methodology.The results presented in the paper show that the developed NPD procedure significantly improved NPD in terms of cost management and time-effectiveness.

scholarly journals New process development from the theory of creative invention: application in logistics management of airport cargo

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-124
Author(s):  
Jéssica Traguetto ◽  
Mauro Caetano ◽  
Cândido Borges ◽  
Vicente da Rocha Soares Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Process Development ◽  
Logistics Management ◽  
New Process

MAKE-TO-CONCEPT: A "SOLUTION-BASED" APPROACH TO COMPLEX NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (02) ◽  
pp. 279-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIHONG ZHANG ◽  
DAVID BRYDE ◽  
JOANNE MEEHAN
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Process Development ◽  
New Product ◽  
Process Optimisation ◽  
System Specification ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Business Customers

Achieving close and on-going co-ordination between the various stakeholders involved in the product design and process development has been a main issue in complex new product development (CoNPD). Challenges arise in balancing product innovation and process optimisation, particularly when business customers place an order with a requirement featured as open system specification (OSS). This paper examines CoNPD projects in two international engineering companies based in the UK. The aim is to explore the use of specification management, with a particular focus on the project stakeholders that are both internal and external to the companies. Analysis of the data reveals issues associated with how the stakeholders interact to: manage the risks of associated with OSS projects, develop solution-based approaches and deal with the novelty of technology integration. The research findings provide evidence for a make-to-concept specification management process for contracted CoNPD projects. In doing so, the paper makes a contribution towards developing an approach to solution-oriented businesses that is informed by a rich understanding of how project stakeholders work together to manage CoNPD projects.

A Structured Search for Novel Manufacturing Processes Leading to a Periodic Table of Ring Rolling Machines

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (5) ◽  
pp. 502-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian M. Allwood
Keyword(s):  
Periodic Table ◽  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Process Development ◽  
Exhaustive Search ◽  
Ring Rolling ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Flexible Forming ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Process ◽  
Flexible Machines

Manufacturing processes based on cutting have been extensively automated over the past 30–40 years leading to greatly increased flexibility of operation. In contrast, processes based on ductile forming have largely remained dependent on fixed tooling and lack flexibility. Recent innovations have shown that forming can also be made flexible, by new process configurations typically using simpler and smaller tools with increased (and controllable) freedom of motion. In order to facilitate development of such flexible forming processes, this paper examines the possibility that all such processes can be predicted and organized so that subsequent process development may be based on selection rather than invention. The approach taken is based on Zwicky’s “morphological analysis,” in which the features of a design are parameterized and an exhaustive search is conducted, with appropriate constraints used to reject infeasible designs. As an example of this approach, the process of ring rolling is explored, and a “periodic table” of 102 “elemental” ring rolling machines is presented. The combination of elements into compounds is described, and the use of the table for development of practical flexible machines is discussed. Having applied this approach to the example of ring rolling, its likely value in exploring other processes is discussed.

ESP and Completion Deployment using Dual Derrick Drill Ship Rigs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Lemos ◽  
Jean Marins ◽  
Raone De Lima
Keyword(s):  
Deep Water ◽  
Process Development ◽  
Safety Concern ◽  
Drilling Rig ◽  
Equipment Reliability ◽  
Water Wells ◽  
New Process ◽  
Electrical Submersible Pumps ◽  
Drilling Operations ◽  
Intervention Costs

Abstract This paper presents an innovative concept to run Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) and upper completion utilizing dual derrick drillship rigs in deep water wells. The availability of a second deck to assemble, test and rack long assemblies brings the possibility to conduct a safer, efficient and reliable operation. The experience in Brazil running complex completions and high horsepower ESPs shows how important is to implement initiatives to reduce rig time. The main objective of the new process is to have every completion tool readily available in the drilling deck, requiring minimum time to connect it to the completion string. In the standard process, the tool sits in the pipe deck until completion string reaches its set position and only then the equipment is brought into the rig floor to be serviced and made up to the completion string. The methodology to assemble ESP and completion tools offline in the auxiliary derrick was developed in partnership with the operator, the service company, and the drilling rig contractor. The offline preparation concept was considered as part of the completion design phase analyzing every step of the upper completion run, looking for efficiency improvement and reduced total rig time. The modern automated pipe handling system was used to manipulate the long and heavy assemblies from the auxiliary deck to the racking system and from the racking system to the main deck without any safety concern, and with minimal human intervention. Eight deep-water operations were completed in Brazil using the new concept and the results brought important rig time reduction in the upper completion running time. The tools that were part of the completion included DHSV, permanent downhole gauges, chemical injection valves, 1600 HP ESP system and tubing test valves. The new process allows the team to service equipment without the usual operation rush reducing installation related failure therefore increasing equipment reliability. The methodology presented on this paper contributes to oil industry as a field-proven reference for offshore ESP and completion deployment technique reducing HSE exposure and total well construction cost. This is particularly important for deep and ultra-deepwater projects which are associated with high intervention costs. Dual derrick rigs were designed with focus to improve drilling operations and after the new process development, the modern robotized machinery empowers ESP and completion activities with improved efficiencies.

A New Process for Producing First Guess TAFs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre Lanyon ◽  
Jessica Standen ◽  
Piers Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Weather Prediction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Forecast Performance ◽  
New Process ◽  
Low Cloud ◽  
Production Research ◽  
Nwp Model ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Consultation Services ◽  
Further Development

<p>Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs) are a widely accepted international form of aviation forecast used for flight planning procedures at all major airports. TAF production in the UK is currently a time-consuming, manual process carried out by Operational Meteorologists. It has long been speculated that providing a numerical weather prediction (NWP) model-derived first guess solution could bring large improvements in the efficiency of TAF production. Research into first guess TAFs has a long history but making progress has been challenging. However, significant progress has been made at the Met Office in recent months. A practical approach has been adopted that draws on experience of manually producing TAFs. Although NWP model data is utilised as much as possible, steps have been taken to ensure the first guess TAFs are kept as simple and readable as possible whilst retaining information important to the customer. By taking this approach, it is hoped that the first guess TAFs will require minimal intervention from Operational Meteorologists in the majority of weather situations. Development of first guess TAFs is still in the preliminary stages and not all weather parameters are currently included. However, they are produced in such a way that they can be verified using standard Met Office methods, allowing objective comparison with operationally issued TAFs. Verification scores analysed over a 3 year period are encouraging and suggest that forecast performance of first guess TAFs is generally similar to that of operationally issued TAFs. Occasionally, some large differences become apparent when comparing forecasts of rare events such as mist, fog and very low cloud bases, and this is likely to be an area of future research. With further development, it is speculated that the use of first guess TAFs could significantly reduce TAF production time, allowing Operational Meteorologists to make better use of their expertise, perhaps by adding value to model output or by providing valuable consultation services to aviation customers.</p>

Imaging and Analytical Challenges for Nanoscale Semiconductor Technology: Breakthrough Needs for Development and Manufacturing

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (S2) ◽  
pp. 449-450
Author(s):  
Robert C. McDonald ◽  
A. John Mardinly ◽  
David W. Susnitzky
Keyword(s):  
Process Development ◽  
Semiconductor Industry ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Technology Roadmap ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
New Process ◽  
Dielectric Structures ◽  
Multilayer Metal ◽  
Si Wafer

The complexity of today’s commercial semiconductors has contributed to tremendous gains in device performance; millions of transistors are now packed into each square centimeter of silicon. The reduction of scale occurring within the semiconductor industry places extraordinary new demands on transmission electron microscopy: TEM is becoming a required precision measurement tool for manufacturing and a necessary analytical tool for R&D and failure analysis support. This paper reviews the industry’s needs for advanced TEM sample preparation, imaging and microanalysis and outlines the challenges presented to the TEM community as device dimensions continue along the National Technology Roadmap.In the semiconductor industry, TEM is applied to process debugging, yield engineering, tool qualifications, single-bit failure analyses, and new process development. A large fraction of the analysis effort focuses on transistor, metal, interconnect and dielectric structures grown on and into the Si wafer. Fig. 1 shows a TEM image of a multilayer metal in a near-current generation microprocessor to illustrate the scale and nature of complexity.

New Process Development for Planar-Type CIC Tunneling Diodes

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 809-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwangsik Choi ◽  
Filiz Yesilkoy ◽  
Athanasios Chryssis ◽  
Mario Dagenais ◽  
Martin Peckerar
Keyword(s):  
Process Development ◽  
Tunneling Diodes ◽  
New Process
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