Use of quality management to optimize foundry industry processes

Abstract

This work deals with the improvement of selected manufacturing processes in the finishing activities of the foundry and the solution to a specific problem involving the bottleneck in the blasting area. The aim of this article is to improve the selected blasting and handling processes. In the practical part, the current status of the finishing operation, by using process analysis, is determined and proposed herein is the approach to improve the process. In the project section, industrial methods were used, such as, workshops and brainstorming. By synthesis of the outputs from the analysis and workshops we have elaborated a catalog for the improvement of the blasting process in the following sections, including the handling process. This work includes a proposal for the technical adjustment of the blasting equipment, which leads to an increase in the efficiency of the entire production process.