Chrome Plant Productivity Improvement

铬厂生产力提高

• 批准号: 103743
• 金额: $ 4.39万
• 依托单位: PRECISION PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=103743
• 关键词: Chrome; Plant; Productivity; Improvement

Ships carrying cargo across the World's oceans are powered by marine diesel engines. Engine components require precision coatings which impart important performance characteristics, e.g. wear and corrosion resistance, to ensure they perform reliably in extreme environments. As such, components, e.g. piston rings, are coated using hard chrome which is deposited via electroplating. However, process complexity makes maximising productivity and, subsequently, competitiveness in a global market challenging. It is imperative that the overall process productivity and quality is improved to continue UK production and compete with global competitors. We propose to develop a deeper understanding of the variables within the process that dictate the output and then, through a statistical experimental approach, identify the key variables and subsequent control levels that are paramount to improving the process productivity and quality.

在世界海洋上运输货物的船只是由船用柴油发动机提供动力的。发动机部件需要精密涂层，以赋予重要的性能特征，例如耐磨和耐腐蚀，以确保它们在极端环境中可靠地工作。因此，部件，例如活塞环，使用电镀沉积的硬铬涂层。然而，过程的复杂性使生产效率最大化，随后在全球市场上的竞争力面临挑战。当务之急是提高整个过程的生产率和质量，以继续英国生产并与全球竞争对手竞争。我们建议对过程中决定输出的变量进行更深入的了解，然后通过统计实验方法，确定对提高过程生产率和质量至关重要的关键变量和后续控制水平。