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Improvements in the development and redesign of a tea infuser production machine at TeaWall during continuous production.

Schipper, Brian (2023) Improvements in the development and redesign of a tea infuser production machine at TeaWall during continuous production.

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Abstract:Bad-quality end products and low production speed are examples of the numerous problems that can occur during mass production processes. These problems can be experienced easily but finding the root causes and the solutions to these problems proves to be more difficult due to the complexity of the machine. To be able to solve the problems experienced during production, methodologies, such as Lean Six Sigma, approach these problems in a structured manner to find and solve the causes of the problems. In this thesis a framework is proposed that structures the method. A point of importance for the framework of the continuous improvement strategy is that the current production machine should be able to continue running production, as the company does need the product for their pilots and sales. This introduced the need for confidence in the redesign, which had to be tested outside of the current machine and has to be implemented correctly to lower the necessary amount of downtime. The framework uses a combination of the Design Thinking and DMAIC in addition to substantiated tools. The framework was applied to the case study at TeaWall and resulted in a significantly improved yield of the mass production machine.
Item Type:Essay (Master)
Clients:
TeaWall, Enschede, Netherlands
Faculty:ET: Engineering Technology
Subject:50 technical science in general
Programme:Industrial Design Engineering MSc (66955)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95064
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