| dc.rights.license | All rights reserved | en_US |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Cruzado Vélez, Héctor J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Donato Rivera, Roberto Carlos | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-21T16:54:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-21T16:54:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Donato Rivera, R. C. (2022). Thermoplastic Injection Molding Machine Setup Downtime Reduction [Unpublished manuscript]. Graduate School, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/2199 | |
| dc.description | Design Project Article for the Graduate Programs at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Setup is one of the most common downtimes that affects every manufacturing organization. In a molding company, a top offender
setup downtime machine (IMM 128) was identified, and a time study of the setup process was performed. DMAIC and SMED methodologies were applied to identify the potential causes related to the setup downtime. The principal cause identified
was the lack of external activities performed during the setup process. Internal vs external activities analysis was performed and a total of 18 activities were converted to external by implementing a molding staging area near the machine and a mold
component kit (nozzle tips) for IMM 128 was implemented. These improvements resulted in the reduction of 16 minutes and 4 seconds of each setup performed in the top offender. Key Terms ⎯ DMAIC, Non-Value Added, SMED, Waste Reduction. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Management; | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Spring-2022; | |
| dc.relation.haspart | San Juan | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Subject headings--Unassigned | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Research | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Posters | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate School--Master in Engineering Management degree | en_US |
| dc.title | Thermoplastic Injection Molding Machine Setup Downtime Reduction | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate School | en_US |
