Intended learning outcomes: Describe the manufacture of by-products in sheet metal working.
Continuation from previous subsection (8.1.1).
The second example is taken from sheet-metal working. Here, washers are stamped from a strip of metal. In this case, beyond the technical process itself, by-product production makes economic sense: it allows the fullest possible utilization of the raw material. Figure 8.1.1.3 shows a section of the metal strip after a typical stamping operation.
Fig. 8.1.1.3 Washers stamped from a strip of sheet metal by a stamping press.
To utilize more of the strip when producing washer X, a small washer Y is stamped inside each large washer. In addition, the press stamps other washers, of a size determined by the honeycomb principle, between the larger washers. As a result, 5 parts are obtained from each pass of the stamping machine: 2 each of part X and part Y and 1 of part Z. This can be expressed as the goods flow shown in Figure 8.1.1.4. The waste product obtained is the stamped sheet metal strip B′. There is an interesting parallel here to our first example: This stamping procedure makes sense only if the washers are separated out according to size. In the first example, it was necessary to separate the primary products (A, B, and C) from by-product (N).
Fig. 8.1.1.4 The manufacture of by-products in the sheet-metal working industry.
Continuation in next subsection (8.1.1c).
Exercise: Manufacture of by-products in mechanical industry
Try to produce a washer stamping pattern in such a way that the least amount of waste is produced. Be aware, however, that the need for the individual washers varies and over-production should be avoided.
The Flash animation shows a part of a continuous metal sheet from which the washers, etc. are cut.
Course section 8.1: Subsections and their intended learning outcomes
8.1.1 Divergent Product Structures, Primary Products, By-Products, and Waste Products
Intended learning outcomes: Differentiate between primary product, by-product, and waste product. Explain the manufacture of by-products in chemical production.
8.1.1b Manufacture of By-Products in Mechanical Production: Sheet Metal Working
Intended learning outcomes: Describe the manufacture of by-products in sheet metal working.
8.1.1c Manufacture of By-Products in Mechanical Production: Collets from a Steel Cylinder and Temporary Assembly
Intended learning outcomes: Disclose the production of collets from a steel cylinder as well as the “saucepan and lid” problem linked with temporary assembly.
8.1.2 High-Volume Line Production, Flow Resources, and Inflexible Facilities
Intended learning outcomes: Describe flow resources within a process stage. Explain the need for flexible capability (of the production equipment) in chemical production.
8.1.3 Large Batch Size, Lot Traceability, and Loops in the Order Structure
Intended learning outcomes: Explain the need for lot traceability. Present reasons for loops in the product structure.
8.1 Characteristics of the Process Industry
Intended learning outcomes: Explain divergent product structures and by-products. Describe high-volume line production, flow resources and inflexible facilities. Produce an overview on large batches, lot traceability, and loops in the order structure.
