Browsing School of Manufacturing Engineering (Theses) by Issue Date
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Development of a framework for the reduction of manufacturing defects in a composite material process
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Manufacturing Engineering, 2008-08)Reduction of defects is a critical issue in manufacturing operations. It goes without saying that defect reduction leads to manufacturing cost reduction, and this translates to increased profitability for the organization. ... -
Design and development of a dynamic-active cloth washing process
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Manufacturing Engineering, 2010)This thesis describes washing performance of a new introduced washing process. A laboratory washing model is developed to simulate the dynamic-active cloth washing process. It is the mechanical washing principle which ... -
Study of plasma cutting efficiency with different operating parameters
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Manufacturing Engineering, 2010)Plasma, a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes plasma when it is heated until atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified ... -
A study of quality tools and techniques employed in Perlis and Kedah manufacturing companies
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2010)Quality tools and technique can be used to achieve continuous improvement of quality in the manufacturing industry. This research is focused on manufacturing companies located in the states of Perlis and Kedah. The study ... -
Methodology development for ccalculating productivity and its losses to determine optimization regime in assembly line
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2011)Modern manufacturing system requires high rate productivity with low cost unit price to maintain its competitiveness in global market. To achieve these goal common investigation of productivity in manufacturing especially ... -
Effects of filler components on mechanical properties and machinability characteristic of palm oil based wax
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2011)This thesis presents, a comprehensive study on the blends of palm oil based wax with filler components such as linear low polyethylene (LLDPE) and high density polyethylene (HDPE). The work targets the development of ... -
A study on fiber glass composite hovercraft hull with different wall thickness using finite element analysis
(Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)Faculty of Engineering, 2012-01)Now days, the usage of fibre reinforce has tremendously give benefit to a weight reduction and enhancing the performance of a product. The design and development of this project consist of the study of the material used ... -
Dynamic modelling and adaptive PID control of palm oil biodiesel engine
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2013)The use of biodiesel seems set to become a popular alternative fuel for transportation to replace the high price petroleum fuel. To successfully implement the usage of biodiesel in transportation requires good understanding ... -
Optimization of machining processes by using criteria of maximum productivity and minimum cost
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2013)In manufacturing, the machining process by using norms of the maximum productivity and minimum cost is knotted. In many cases, the increase of machining modes leads to an increase in productivity, and the machining cost ... -
Inspection model development for production machines based on downtime record
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2013)In the production line, the main objective of the machines to provide the good quality of products at the time given and follow the customer requirement to accomplish customer’s satisfaction. To reach the objective, the ... -
Optimization of mig welding process parameters on mechanical properties of Al-MS-SS materials
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2013)Applications of welding process in the industry mostly involve the resistance of an object to resist the force applied. As such, the tensile strength and hardness of welding must be considered. The Metal Inert Gas welding ... -
Fabrication and characterization of microwave sintered PM Fe-Cr-Y2O3 composite
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2013)This research is focused on assessing the feasibility of the innovative microwave sintering technology for fabricating iron – chromium composites via powder metallurgy route. The microwave sintered composites were compared ... -
Reliability analysis based on weibull distribution and failure mode effect and criticality anaysis
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2013)In manufacturing industry breakdown due to machine failure affect the product quality, customer satisfaction and product performance. However it is important more over difficult to control and decreasing failure due to ... -
Fundamental research with respect to thermal phenomena of micro EDM
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2014)Material removal in electrical discharge machining, EDM is by thermal erosion. Therefore, information on thermal phenomena of the process is required for further analyses of the process. Currently, demands on micro ... -
Effect of Navo₃ concentration and hcl pre-treatment on corrosion behavior of anodized coated AZ91D magnesium alloys
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2014)Magnesium and its alloys have some excellent properties, such as the lowest density of industrial metals, a high strength-to-weight ratio, vibration absorbency and electromagnetic wave shield characteristics. Because of ... -
Optimization of cutting parameters for surface roughness in CNC turning machining with aluminum alloy 6061 material
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2014)Machining process involves many process parameters. Achieving accurate dimensions, good surface quality, and maximized metal removal are of utmost importance. This research work describes the optimization of cutting ... -
Autonomous maintenance decision model for lathe machine using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2015)Deterioration on production machine may lead to high production costs. One of the preventive maintenance strategies to reduce deterioration of machine is Autonomous Maintenance (AM). The aim of autonomous maintenance is ... -
Optimization parameters of plasma arc cutting for 1100 aluminum alloy by using Taguchi method
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2015)Manufacturing companies define the qualities of thermal removing process based on the dimension and physical appearance of the cutting material surface. The surface roughness of the cutting area for the material and the ... -
Multi-objective optimization in CNC turning of S45C carbon steel using Taguchi and grey relational analyses
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2015)There are various types of machining process that have been introduced long time ago and yet still be used until now. From time to time, researchers have never stop in seeking for an improvement for these processes in every ... -
Study of the weld pool shape variations with the welding parameters for optimization under tig welding process
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Manufacturing Engineering, 2015)This study investigated the multi-response optimization of tungsten inert gas welding (TIG) process for an optimal parametric combination to yield favourable weld pool shape of welded joints using the Taguchi and Grey ...