Using the Theory of Inventive Problem-Solving (TRIZ) to Implement Safety Improvements in Foundry Engineering Pouring Procedures

Author

Hsia, Tai-Chang ; Huang, Su-Chen

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Manage., Chienkuo Technol. Univ., Changhua, Taiwan

fYear

2011

fDate

12-14 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Foundry engineering can not only produce precise one-piece and complex parts, but can also conserve materials, which is why the industrial market is happy to adopt it. The most dangerous step in the foundry process is the pouring process. This article focuses on this pouring process, which may cause serious safety hazards, and employs Substance-Field Analysis and Contradiction Analysis from the Theory of Inventive Problem-Solving (TRIZ) to seek solutions and improved methods for lowering hazard potential, ensuring factory safety, raising productivity, and promoting workers´ welfare.

Keywords

casting; foundries; health hazards; labour resources; occupational safety; TRIZ; contradiction analysis; foundry engineering pouring procedures; safety hazards; safety improvements; substance field analysis; theory of inventive problem solving; workers welfare promotion; Casting; Complexity theory; Furnaces; Hazards; Materials; Problem-solving;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management and Service Science (MASS), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wuhan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6579-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMSS.2011.5999352

Filename

5999352