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Improving technical and career development through the creation of a strategy that aligns organization and individual goals
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
Career development is considered one of the building blocks for the success of both professionals and organizations. High performing companies tend to build career development through business needs with minimal to no ...
Evaluation of Pre-Oxide Guide Wires to Reduce Teflon Coating Damage
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
Abbott Vascular Barceloneta, a guide wire manufacturer, has an overall scrap rate of 14%, of which approximately 50% is due to Teflon coating damage. An engineering study was performed to identify if new material with a ...
Improvement in the Army’s Support Storage Activity
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
The lack of efficiency in the turn-in and shipping sections are some of the issues that are affecting the fiscal budget of the Army’s Support Storage Activity (SSA) in Ft. Buchanan. The main causes of these problems are ...
Streamlining Manufacturing Operations Through Lean Six Sigma and Industrial Automation
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
This pharmaceutical packaging design project integrates Lean Six Sigma principles and industrial automation to optimize a manual intensive process. Focused on loading/unloading, visual inspection, and palletizing, the ...
Simulating the Effects of Static Loads on a Transtibial Prosthetic’s Major Components Made of Composite Materials Modeled on SolidWorks
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
The purpose of this design project was to investigate the effects of weight and durability of a transtibial prothesis modeled on composite materials subjected to loads. The work focused on solid mechanics and modules of ...
Optimization of the Product Recovery Rate in an Air Separation Plant
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
Process optimization is an area of opportunity for any organization given the recent rise in costs associated with the manufacture of products from local perspective. As part of the productivity initiatives, the decrease ...
Implementation of a Core Engagement and 5S Event QMS Project – DMS Standardization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
The manufacturing industry is extensive and generally includes businesses that take materials or components and transform them
into products. Often, manufacturing firms operate out of factories and plants. In a more ...
Difference Between Ribbed or Dimpled Systems
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
The purpose of this design project is to compare the heat transfer and pressure drop phenomena in different cases. The project was carried out with two different models, that is, a channel with ribs and another with dimples ...
Control de Calidad del Proyecto CDBG-R3
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
El programa CDBG-R3 está teniendo una baja calidad de los entregables y están ocurriendo conflictos de intereses. El inconveniente es la dualidad de tareas de los inspectores que realizan inspecciones y el control de calidad ...
Improving Efficiency in Military Aircraft Maintenance Operations in Terms of Jobs Completion Time
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
Extensive job completion time in the aircraft maintenance operations has resulted in countless extra man-hours and impacted thousands of military missions for decades. The main cause of this problem narrows down to the ...