Productivity Improvement Techniques for Casting

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to improve productivity for small and medium scale casting industry. This research focused on the company, which produce various components by casting processes. This research used changes in; flow of material movement for better utilization of plant area for improves the productivity. Objectives towards accomplished this study is to identify problems in the casting industry and improved it in terms of reduction in production time, number of manual process and back flow of materials by proposing an efficient plant layout and design of components used for loading of material used in casting process. This research used systematic plant layout technique, concept of semi automation in casting process, material handling system. The improvement in productivity was executed by eliminating back flow of work process, which reduces production time, number of process and effectively utilization of plant area Overall productivity improvement by solve problems of ergonomics, manual process, material handling, ineffective utilization of plant area, back flow of materials, etc.
DOI: 10.17762/ijritcc2321-8169.160442