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| Process drawings | 9/25/2009 |
Q: We are in the middle of developing quality system processes that lay out how manufacturing process ...
A: A process drawing is always recommended. When you process draw/map out the manufacturing process, ...
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| Different Neutrals | 9/22/2009 |
Q: We have a 115VAC signal going through a phase control relay with both the hot and neutral going ...
A: I have been trying to search for an answer for you and have not been able to find one. personally, ...
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| detection | 8/29/2009 |
Q: I work in a salad factory. Insects such as worm remain on the fresh-cut lettuce. What ways or ...
A: If the colors of the insect remains and the lettuce are different, you can use a high-resolution ...
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| Requirements to learn six sigma | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I am interested to learn and work in six sigma. I am not a engineer. I have a science background. ...
A: The leader in Six Sigma certifications is ASQ. The downsides to an ASQ certification is that 1) ...
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| Requirements to learn six sigma | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I am interested to learn and work in six sigma. I am not a engineer. I have a science background. ...
A: The only prerequisit for learning Lean and Six Sigma is to have the motivation and drive to actually ...
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| machinery problems | 6/2/2009 |
Q: I have a Toshiba ISC 225 Molding machine. During our last run we had a issue with the machine not ...
A: Do you use magnetic mold clamps? If you do, you could have a faulty platen mounted limit switch. ...
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| machinery problems | 5/26/2009 |
Q: I have a Toshiba ISC 225 Molding machine. During our last run we had a issue with the machine not ...
A: When the mold halves are fully closed you will activate a preset limit indicating the mold is shut ...
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| Takt vs Cycle Time Graph | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I am trying to do a Takt vs Cycle Time graph for the first time, and have no idea of how to do this. ...
A: this can be done in Excel relatively easy if you have your data laid out correctly. Lay out your ...
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| SMT Chip Shooter | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I have a Sanyo TCM-3500Z Chip shooter that constistantly has PEC recognition errors. I am hitting ...
A: Yes, when there is a number (you have a 9) in the Error Process Data Box at the Component Library ...
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| SMT Chip Shooter | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I have a Sanyo TCM-3500Z Chip shooter that constistantly has PEC recognition errors. I am hitting ...
A: When a PEC recognition error occurs during automatic operation and the Reset button is pressed, ...
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| Quality in product management | 4/6/2009 |
Q: What are the common elements we can identify among a) Baldridge criteria b) Deming, Juran and Crosby
A: Shewhart and Deming relied on the use of Control Charts (Shewhart in the 1920's and Deming in the ...
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| Tolerance Design of Rolled Form and Welded Parts | 4/2/2009 |
Q: I'm a product design engineering student who currently working on a thesis of designing tolerance of ...
A: Stacking two components that are assembled together linearly, and the assembly length is 40 +/- 1 ...
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| glass factory location | 4/1/2009 |
Q: can u suggest factors that should be taken into account for selection of site for a glass factory
A: 1) Water. There is a large amount of cooling that takes place and the most efficient way is to pipe ...
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| Tolerance Design of Rolled Form and Welded Parts | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I'm a product design engineering student who currently working on a thesis of designing tolerance of ...
A: A primary concern is to determine how wide the tolerances may be without affecting other factors or ...
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| Production | 3/26/2009 |
Q: The various sources of product identification?
A: I'm not quite sure what exactly you are looking for. Are you asking what inputs go into identifying ...
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| fabricating | 3/20/2009 |
Q: I am currently planning on reverse engineering some WWII Aircraft parts. Stamped sheet metal ...
A: I like the z800 handheld scanner. Most scanning tools of this quality are hardwired to a CMM arm. ...
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| motor burn out | 3/5/2009 |
Q: what are the factors causing the motor to get burn if it is connected to frequency inverter. The ...
A: The windings of a motor are wrapped closely and kept separated only by a thin layer of insulating ...
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| Manufacturing | 2/12/2009 |
Q: what can you tell me about manufacturing and stuff?
A: Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to make things for use or sale. The term may ...
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| Violation of NDA | 1/1/2009 |
Q: My wife and I met with a $100 Million dollar manufacturing company in 2003 to discuss licensing a ...
A: It sounds like the corpation you delt with is performing a NDA contract violation. But without ...
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| Quality Engineers with Six Sigma training | 12/22/2008 |
Q: Is there a market for Contract Quality Engineers with Six Sigma Green or Black Belt with Engineering ...
A: Waiting and Extra Processing are two of the high level wastes in our IT environment. Multiple ...
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| Quality Engineers with Six Sigma training | 12/22/2008 |
Q: Is there a market for Contract Quality Engineers with Six Sigma Green or Black Belt with Engineering ...
A: to answer yourAbsolutely. I've seen growing trends in businesses as these poor economic times ...
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| regarding fabrication of steel on glass cylinder | 12/11/2008 |
Q: i m paritosh singh,completing my B.Tech degree from computer science at vit university in india, i ...
A: Are you talking about Spheroidizing the steel? Spheroidite forms when carbon steel is heated to ...
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| yamaha FG 375S guitar | 11/13/2008 |
Q: Where and when was the yamaha FG375S acoustic guitar manufactured? I have one that has a sticker in ...
A: Sorry I haven't gotten back to you. I had to do some research on this matter. I talked to my old ...
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| yamaha FG 375S guitar | 11/13/2008 |
Q: Where and when was the yamaha FG375S acoustic guitar manufactured? I have one that has a sticker in ...
A: All Yahmaha guitars are assembled at: Tianjin Yamaha Electric Musical Instruments No. 130 Dongting ...
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| Kappa | 9/24/2008 |
Q: Can you explain what Kappa is and give a real world example of when you used it?
A: Kappa Techniques are used when a measurement system is needed to classify items in a ...
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| Manufacturing process | 9/10/2008 |
Q: I would like to have a flat plate with a clasp pin attached to the back of it manufactured. It's on ...
A: The answer is yes. You just have to find a multi functional manufacturer. My friend Nick Kraft is ...
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| to know about aql std | 9/3/2008 |
Q: I wanted know what is AQL STD and from when it is introduced in to the field of TEXTILES INDUTRY. ...
A: "Acceptable Quality Limit" (AQL) is the maximum percent defective (or the maximum number of defects ...
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| Capacity Planning | 9/1/2008 |
Q: Myself Chaitanya fresher appointed as a capacity planner in electronic device mfg. unit. Can you ...
A: The first thing in capacity planning is understanding your variations and identifying which Key ...
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| FIFO in paint manufacturer company | 8/28/2008 |
Q: How FIFO inventory management practice useful in paint,powder coating stores?
A: To understand FIFO flow, we have to know what makes continuous flow impossible and what determines ...
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| Metered air freshener 9-minute intervals | 7/1/2008 |
Q: This is an odd question, but I am very curious. In public toilets they often install metered air ...
A: The amount of air freshener that is sprayed by the dispenser is set for a standard room size ...
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| questions | 6/23/2008 |
Q: which science branch can qualify me to design machines , design solutions for industries problems ? ...
A: I looked online for the information you requested. I was not able to find any coursework ...
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| questions | 6/23/2008 |
Q: which science branch can qualify me to design machines , design solutions for industries problems ? ...
A: Industrial Engineering is a generic engineering degree that focuses on all of the aspects of ...
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| questions | 6/22/2008 |
Q: I have many interests & ideas to develop but I need an organized science to develop my thoughts , I ...
A: Check into an Operations Engineer degree. It is a newer field that combines manufacturing ...
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| AS9102 | 6/16/2008 |
Q: Briefly: Whats is AS9102?
A: SAE AS9102 is a first article inspoection report. This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) establishes ...
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| Inquiry of website | 5/25/2008 |
Q: I would like to purchase fabric from china. This fabric is used for manufacturing furniture and sofa ...
A: I really don't know of any "good" fabric manufacturing plants in China. I am going to refer you to ...
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| Real Time OEE | 5/16/2008 |
Q: Is it worth while to have real time OEE Monitoring System to evaluate performance?
A: Tracking real time OEE is a critical part of how you understand your current process capability. ...
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| automated techniques | 4/2/2008 |
Q: i am currently studying electronic circuit manufacture. i have already made single sided boards ...
A: Are you working on fabricating PCB or dealing with Printed circuit board assembly ...
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| role of an industrial engineer | 2/2/2008 |
Q: what is role and responsibilities of an industrial engineer in a manufacturing process enviroment?
A: Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering that concerns the development, improvement, ...
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| OEE | 4/27/2007 |
Q: I've heard the term OEE since my company started talking about Lean Manufacturing. What does OEE ...
A: OEE stands for "Overall Equipment Effectiveness". Here's the formula for finding OEE. OEE=(Avail. ...
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| aloe vera | 4/13/2007 |
Q: What are kinds of mechinery needed for our factory to extract ALOE YERA products ,what are kinds of ...
A: First off, this is not a subject that I have much experience in. Here is the information that I can ...
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| bottlenecked process | 2/28/2007 |
Q: I have a conveyorized process with 8 stations with a takt time of 22 seconds per station. Station 6 ...
A: Line balancing is a quantitative technique for assigning activities that have sequential order to ...
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| Yamaha guitars | 10/4/2006 |
Q: One of my students is doing a product study on a yamaha guitar and we need to find out where they ...
A: Yahmaha has two different facilities that produce guitar parts, and a third that produces parts and ...
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