Transactions of the INDIAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Vol. 59 2000
Reliability Modelling and Evaluation of a Ceramic
Manufacturing System - A Case Study
S. R. Sastry and K. V. V. Seshagiri Rao
Pages : 91-92
DOI : 10.1080/0371750X.2000.10799927
Abstract
An automation of production processes presents a multitude of
interacting parameters and a more complex man-machine interfaces
that play a vital role in the reliability of production processes.
For a production process to be reliable, it should be
able to produce defect free components that meet the acceptance
tests specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards. In this case
study, conducted in a ceramic pipe manufacturing plant, the
failure analysis during processing and testing phases is carried
out. On the basis of this, a reliability model is proposed. Further,
the tests for acceptance of lots (as specified in IS: 651-1980) are
carried out on representative batches. With the data so generated
the reliability of ceramic pipe production process is evaluated.
