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Process Capability Analysis in Machining for Quality Improvement in Turning Operations

Prozessfähigkeitsanalyse in der Fertigung zur Qualitätsverbesserung von Drehoperationen
  • Funda Kahraman , Ugur Esme , Mustafa Kemal Kulekci and Yigit Kazancoglu
From the journal Materials Testing

Abstract

Process capability indices are effective tools for both, process capability analysis and quality assurance. In quality assurance programs, process capability indices reflect the performance of key quality characteristics for a control process. Quality assurance in mass production is enabled by using statistical process control techniques. In this study, various statistical process control techniques were carried out using the measured values taken from the workpieces that represent the whole process in the medium sized company. The chances for using statistical techniques for quality estimation processes have been discussed. For this purpose, normal probability plots and histograms were prepared and the process capability indices were calculated. As a result of this study, it turned out that the process capability for the whole process was inadequate and the mass production was unstable. Some actions must be taken by engineers to improve the quality level by shifting the process mean to target value and reducing the process variation.

Kurzfassung

Prozessfähigkeitsindizes sind effektive Werkzeuge, sowohl für die Prozessfähigkeitsanalyse als auch für die Qualitätssicherung. In Qualitätssicherungsprogrammen reflektieren die Prozessfähigkeitsindizes die Schlüsselqualitätscharakteristika für einen Kontrollprozess. Die Qualitätssicherung in der Massenproduktion wird ertüchtigt, indem statistische Prozesskontrolltechniken eingesetzt werden. In der diesem Beitrag zugrunde liegenden Studie wurden verschiedene statistische Prozesskontrolltechniken ausgeführt und zwar für jede Größe unter Nutzung gemessener Werte von Werkstücken, die den Gesamtprozess in einem mittelständischen Unternehmen darstellen. Die Möglichkeiten zur Verwendung statistischer Verfahren im Qualtitätsabschätzungsprozess werden diskutiert. Zu diesem Zweck wurden normale Wahrscheinlichkeitsplots und Histogramme vorbereitet, und die Prozessfähigkeitsindices wurden berechnet. Als Ergebnis dieser Studie ist festgestellt worden, dass die Prozessfähigkeit für den gesamten Prozess inadäquat war und damit die Massenproduktion instabil war. Einige Aktionen müssen von den Ingenieuren unternommen werden, um das Qualitätsniveau zu verbessern, indem der Prozess zu den Zielwerten verschoben wurde und die Prozessvariation reduziert wurde.


Funda Kahraman is Assistant Professor at the Mersin University Tarsus in the Technical Education Faculty. She received her BS and MBA degree from the İstanbul Technical University Engineering Faculty Department of Metallurgical Engineering, and her PhD degree from Cukurova University Engineering and Architecture Faculty Department of Mechanical Engineering. Her research areas include metallurgy, welding and design. She has a number of publications on these subjects.

Ugur Esme is an Assistant Professor at the Mersin University Tarsus Technical Education Faculty. He obtained his PhD degree from the Cukurova University Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2006. His research areas include CAD/CAM technology, welding, modelling, designing, and water jet cutting applications.

Mustafa Kemal Kulekciis a professor of the Faculty of Tarsus Technical Education, Department of Machine Education, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey. He obtained his PhD degree from Gazi University in 2000. His research interests include CAD/CAM, friction stir welding, machinability of materials, and water-jet cutting applications.

Yigit Kazancoglu is an Assistant Professor at the Izmir University of Economics, Dept. of business Administration. He received his BS degree from the Industrial Engineering Dept. of the Eastern Mediterranean University, his MBA degree from Coventry Univertsity and Izmir University of Economics and his PhD degree in Ege University in operations management. His work at the university involves giving courses and conducting research in the areas of production planning, operations management and operations research. He is the author of a number of international publications on these subjects.


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Published Online: 2013-05-26
Published in Print: 2012-02-01

© 2012, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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