Programmable Automation and Design for Manufacturing Economic Analysis

Information

• NSF Award
• 8513930

Owner

• WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION

• Award Id

  8513930

• Award Effective Date

  9/15/1986 - 38 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  8/31/1989 - 35 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 488,543.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

The objective of this effort is to develop a set of economic models that will allow a determination of the most cost-effective manufacturing approach for discrete part fabrication and assembly. the models have two parts. The first part will define the levels of automation and flexibility applicable to specific process technologies, and develop a corresponding economic model for each level. Focus will be on three specific process technologies: assembly, fabrication, and material handling between different process facilities. The second part involves design for manufacturing and group technology for assembly. At the minimum, the project will consider an electronic assembly, a sheet metal assembly, and three electromechanical assemblies that have cast, machined, forged, and/or injection molded components. Industrial components and data will be employed in this project.

• Program Officer

  K. (Cheena) Srinivasan

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/15/1986 - 38 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  5/23/1988 - 36 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Westinghouse R&D Center

• City

  Pittsburgh

• State

  PA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1310 Beulah Road

• Postal Code

  152355080

• Phone Number

  4122561658

• First Name

  Phillip

• Last Name

  Ostwald

• Email Address

  phillip.ostwald@colorado.edu

• Start Date

  9/15/1986 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Franklin

• Last Name

  Snyder

• Start Date

  9/15/1986 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Jeffrey

• Last Name

  Funk

• Start Date

  9/15/1986 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Peter

• Last Name

  Dewhurst

• Email Address

  dewhurst@egr.uri.edu

• Start Date

  9/15/1986 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Geoffrey

• Last Name

  Boothroyd

• Start Date

  9/15/1986 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Industrial Technology

• Code

  308000

• Name

  Engineering-Mechanical

• Code

  56