To increase productivity, new automatic production lines are introduced driven by adequate computer hardware and software. While determining production process characteristics for building complex product such as steel vessel, special consideration is given to dimensioning and defining capacity of production equipment and working places. Process characteristics should accomplish building and ou...

Computer simulation and virtual reality visualization have evolved to become critical emerging technologies in creating immersive virtual environments for numerous fields. The ability to allow people to "go inside" these virtual environments provides a unique, and effective tool for understanding complex physical processes, and thus to innovate and to make significant improvements in a time and...

Holonic Manufacturing Systems (HMS) provides a flexible architecture to the changes and uncertainties of the manufacturing conditions. HMS has developed to meet the needs of consumers who are adapted to the capability of the company. This paper explains holon and holonic manufacturing system, analyzing the needs of the manufacturing system at the upcoming conditions, summarizes the current deve...

In this paper, presents the feasibility of deploying RFID for the steel industry as a tool to reduce the production costs. Steel industry that is applicable to RFID-based tracking management system is proposed. The results of this paper proved that the recognition of 100 per cent came from the material input and output and the location, the location indicated 99 per cent detection rate. Therefo...

Due to significant challenges and increase in competition within the global environment, manufacturing companies need to focus on Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC) systems in order to gain a competitive edge. This research paper describes a contribution towards the design and implementation of a bespoke MRP II system for a SME company dealing in tool reclamation. The paper covers the inv...

S teel industries play a key role in the national economy and welfare of the society in many steel manufacturer countries. It is found that manufacturing and consuming of steel products would be a key indicator to measure and evaluate economic and industrial performance of a country. Nowadays, countries with the large natural oil and gas resources (e.g. Iran) attempt to select an alt...

Rapid manufacturing facilitated customization C. J. Tuck a , R. J. M. Hague a , M. Ruffo a , M. Ransley b & P. Adams b a Rapid Manufacturing Research Group , Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University , Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK b Martin Baker Aircraft Company Limited, Higher Denham , Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 5AJ, UK Published online: 25...

The present research was designed to evaluate an ultrasonic technique for measuring the drawability of low carbon steel sheets nondestructively. This technique, which uses electro magnetic acoustic transducers (EMAT's) is embodied in a fully automatic ultrasonic device called Ultra-Form, which was developed at Iowa State University (by the Center For Nondestructive Evaluation) in 1990. EMAT tra...

On the basis of analyzing the present situation of iron industry and related literature, points were put out that iron industry in China is now in a dilemma, and social responsibility is default. Then analysis of the relationship between green manufacturing and corporate social responsibility is done. Taking Jinan Steel and Iron Group Corporation for an example, changes are compared from many a...