IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO MONITOR THE FORCES INVOLVED IN A HIGH-SPEED METAL FORMING (STAMPING) OPERATION MUCH THE WAY TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES ARE MONITORED IN CONTINUOUS PROCESSES. BY MEASURING THE PROCESS IN REAL TIME RATHER THAN CHECKING THE PRODUCT AFTER MANUFACTURE MANY TYPES OF DEFECTS CAN BE DETECTED THE MOMENT THEY OCCUR. MORE IMPORTANTLY, MONITORING THE PROCESS PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT CAN IMPROVE THE PROCESS AND DETECT PROBLEMS BEFORE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED. IMPLEMENTATION ON THE PRODUCT FLOOR REQUIRES CAREFUL PLANNING, EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATION, AND COMPROMISE, BUT THE RESULTS CAN BE IMPRESSIVE.
| Number of Pages : | 6 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
