Platform Strategies for a Supplier in the Aircraft Engine Industry

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Berglund ◽  
Dag Bergsjo¨ ◽  
Ulf Ho¨gman ◽  
Kiran Khadke
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Aircraft Engine ◽  
Product Line ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Core Technology ◽  
Engine Industry ◽  
Platform Development ◽  
Development Literature ◽  
Competitive Priority

The utilization of a platform strategy has become a competitive priority in many industries, most notably in the automotive industry. Naturally, many firms in other industries are adopting this strategy with different modifications and degrees of implementation. However, little research covers the application of platform development in a supplier and/or small batch production environment. The adaptation of a platform strategy in these settings, by a supplier in the aircraft engine industry, is the focal point of this paper. Based on platform development literature and the characteristics of the aircraft engine industry and the company studied advantages and hindrances for platform strategies have been ruled out. Interviews with involved people within the company studied have further clarified different perspectives on platforms and their possible utilization. Based on the analysis of collected information it is proposed that a possible platform strategy would include: a technology platform, incorporating general knowledge on core technology assets embodied in either humans, organizations, processes, information or methods; and a product platform, incorporating product specific elements that could be re-used when developing new components for a particular product line.

scholarly journals Dynamic imaging in pollen morphology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janos Nagy ◽  
László Tálas ◽  
Márta Novák Hajós ◽  
Csilla Bojté ◽  
Alexandra Kiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Germ Tube ◽  
Model Organism ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Product Line ◽  
Dynamic Imaging ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Biotic And Abiotic Stress ◽  
Maize Pollen

Abstract The performance of domestic agriculture and the food industry is constantly increasing. Demand for food is growing on the global market, with domestic food export growing by 10% in 2019. However, there are still reserves in exploiting the growth path and transforming it into income. Efficiency, revenue and profit growth of each product line depends on numerous factors; one of the key tools being the monitoring of the production process, getting to know the production environment accurately, data collecting, database building, development of applications that support automated interventions and decisions, and integration the above tools. The fundamental objective goal of the presented research is to approach the research of maize pollen cells as an agriculturally relevant model organism from a new direction, the long-term (Time-Lapse System) microscopic study of the growth dynamics of the pollen germ tube. In the scope of the research, two industrially and agriculturally important aspects taken into account, which also detected digitally: the growth of the maize pollen germ tube and the viability of the pollen. The research can provide a basis for the more accurate understanding and subsequent study of the effects of different biotic and abiotic stress factors on pollen growth, and may open up new possibilities in the field of digital agricultural biotechnology.

ALGORITHM FOR CALCULATING THE SURFACE ROUGHNESS PARAMETERS OF A PART MADE USING ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
V. F. Bezyazychnyj ◽  
D. V. Fedoseev
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Aircraft Engine ◽  
Laser Fusion ◽  
Roughness Parameters ◽  
Additive Technology ◽  
Calculation Algorithm ◽  
Surface Roughness Parameters ◽  
Engine Industry ◽  
Selective Laser Fusion

The calculated dependences for determining the surface roughness parameters of a part made by selective laser fusion from materials that are certified and widely used in the aircraft engine industry are presented. A comparison of the values of the height parameters of the roughness obtained by calculation and on the basis of the experiment is presented. On the basis of the presented dependencies, a calculation algorithm is developed, which is the basis of the software for calculating on a computer.

scholarly journals Using QSPS in Developing and Realization of a Production Line in Automotive Industry

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 953
Author(s):  
Nicolae Tudor ◽  
Vasile Claudiu Kifor ◽  
Constantin Oprean
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Production Line ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Traceability System ◽  
Automotive Company ◽  
Industrial Projects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Very High ◽  
Production Software

<p>Using the QSPS (Quality System for the production software) for industrial projects and not only therefore, has led to accurate running of the production line from beginning of the SOP (Start of Production). This paper presents the application way of the QSPS at one of the strongest European automotive company. By using of this system several significant costs savings and quality improvement can be observed.<br /> The content of this paper will show step by step how to use QSPS for the integration of a production line in the traceability system from a big company in automotive industry.<br /> The production line involved contains 56 production equipments, which have to be passed trough by the product before being packet and deliver to the customer.<br /> The control of the line is done by this traceability system, so the impact of this system with the quality of the product is very high. The structure of this system contains 7 steps. All of these steps are followed and executed in each System (test, pilot and production environment).</p>

scholarly journals A Rational Determination of Permitted Usable Lives for Gas Turbine Engine Components

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. L. Salt
Keyword(s):  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Aircraft Engine ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
First Case ◽  
Engine Industry ◽  
The Many

The specification of permitted usable lives, or as they are frequently called “life limits,” is an F.A.A. requirement for critical aviation gas turbine rotating components in commercial use (1). To establish these life limits in a consistent conservative manner, a statistical analysis is necessary to assimilate the many variables involved. The most important parameters are the expected component deterioration with use, the characteristics of this use and the chosen overhaul times and maintenance procedures. Considerable effort has been expended in the aircraft engine industry to obtain better recordings of actual engine operation and environment. A paper by Hohenburg (2) which was principally concerned with such monitoring devices did, however, state “Users of engines must make decisions on when to perform maintenance, to overhaul, or to retire engines from service …. There is a substantial requirement for rational determination of maintenance and retirement intervals.” This paper demonstrates such a rational approach in the form of computer program SMILE (Statistical, Maintenance, Inspection and Life Evaluation). It compares, on the basis of estimated risk, alternative choices of life limits by including all the principal parameters involved. An example makes a comparison of a component with early crack initiation and substantial propagation before failure with an alternative design having late crack initiation but virtually infinitely fast propagation. It shows how a life limit may be considered redundant but necessary in the first case and essential in the second. The alternative risks with specified permitted usable lives will be estimated for each design.

First NATI autotractor diesels

2020 ◽  
pp. 161-172
Author(s):  
Andrey V. Karasev
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Central Committee ◽  
Research Purpose ◽  
Automobile Engine ◽  
Automotive Engine ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Engine Industry ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Metal Materials ◽  
The Government

At the end of the 20s of the last century, automotive diesels made their debut on the markets of European countries. In the USSR, the Scientific Automobile Engine Institute in 1929 began to test tractors running on oil, and research their engines. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in searching for the key points that influenced the creation of the first automobile-type diesels by the Scientific Automotive Institute, the choice of the type and characteristics of these engines; identifying the factors that influenced the implementation of these structures in metal. (Materials and methods) The first directive decisions on automotive dieselmotors appeared in the USSR in 1929; they were set out in the resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) of July 29, 1929. "On the state of defense of the USSR". NATI-1-60 diesel and its NATI 2-40 version for the automotive industry has been developed by the Research Automobile and Motor Institute. The NATI-1-60 diesel had a power of 60 horsepower at 1600 rpm; NATI-2-40 diesel was designed for wheeled tractors of the “International” type, had a power of 40 horsepower at 1400 rpm. (Results and discussion) The production of prototype engines was complicated by the lack of production facilities at NATI, and the production of prototypes at the Institute's plant was not carried out. The government did not allocate currency for the purchase of imported equipment. (Conclusions) The Automobile and Motor Research Institute, not being able to produce its own diesel engines, tried to do this through broad cooperation between domestic enterprises. However, the construction of the first diesels faced the reluctance of the giant factories to produce them, despite the guidelines. This caused a delay in the dieselefication of the country's automotive engine industry at the initial stage.

Adhesive Bond Discrepancies Identification with Hybrid Dynamic Parameter Method

2011 ◽  
Vol 121-126 ◽  
pp. 1239-1243
Author(s):  
Xin Zhao ◽  
Xin Min Lai ◽  
Yan Song Zhang ◽  
Guan Long Chen ◽  
P.C Wang
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Adhesive Bonding ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Adhesive Bond ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Inspection System ◽  
Parameter Method ◽  
Dynamic Resistance ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Inspection Method

With the implementation of crash-toughened adhesives in automotive industry, adhesive bonding has become one effective joining technology instead of resistance spot welding especially for AHSS materials because of its better fatigue performance and greater flexibility. However, while chisel test has been widely used for resistance weld inspection, no practical inspection method is available for adhesive bond discrepancies identification. The inspection method we need for use in a high-volume, low-cost production environment should be fast, convenient, nondestructive, cost-effective, and able to effectively assure some minimum acceptable level of joint quality. The method we finally conducted was based on the weld-bonding process of different adhesive bonding joints by acquiring and analyzing the dynamic welding parameters’ signal curves such as the electrode displacement and dynamic resistance from different sensors installed onto the welding gun. Based on the integrated inspection system, lots of experiments and analysis showed that this inspection method is basically feasible, that is, it could identify different adhesive bond discrepancies qualitatively and accurately. Especially, the on-line inspection is conducted before the complete curing of joints in paint shop. If the inspection results are nonideal and some discrepancies are detected, the further repairing work is much easier and cost-effective. So the inspection method has a good potential especially applied in production line. The findings in this study provide the guidelines for using adhesive bonding AHSS materials in automotive industry.

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