DocumentCode
2250141
Title
Computer control of pressure die-casting
Author
Wilkinson, A.J. ; Scott, J.A. ; Wilson, G.E. ; Connor, A.
Author_Institution
Queen´´s Univ., Belfast, UK
fYear
1991
fDate
25-28 Mar 1991
Firstpage
18
Abstract
The Ford Motor Company (Belfast) Limited manufactures pressurised aluminium die-castings for water pumps and oil pumps for the Ford automobile range. The paper describes a computer monitoring and control system, its development in the Ford plant, and the contribution which this system has made to improved quality in the components being produced. Initially, the system was retro-fitted to five existing die-casting cells but has now been integrated into the controllers for the new cells being delivered. Future plans involve the linking of the entire die-casting area into a computer integrated manufacturing system
Keywords
automobile industry; computerised monitoring; manufacturing computer control; Ford Motor Company; computer integrated manufacturing system; computer monitoring and control system; oil pumps; pressurised aluminium die-castings; quality; water pumps;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Control 1991. Control '91., International Conference on
Conference_Location
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN
0-85296-509-5
Type
conf
Filename
98414
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