Manufacturing process management for cast iron brake blocks

Abstract

In order to insure a proper management in cast iron foundries it is necessary to coordinate all the processes that are involved in manufacturing cast parts. The organisation management offers the necessary conditions for developing activities, with great emphasis on the activity of quality control. The paper presents the necessity of establishing a management strategy which can lead to the supervision of the entire manufacturing cycle of cast iron brake blocks for rolling stock. To this end, it is necessary to measure, monitor and analyze the results obtained in the industrial practice and to compare them with product standards.