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Exploitation of Computer Modeling for Quality Assurance and Quality Control during the Production of Heavy Plates of Steel
Author(s) -
Kern A.,
Schriever U.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/1527-2648(200204)4:4<215::aid-adem215>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - quality assurance , quality (philosophy) , qa/qc , homogeneity (statistics) , production (economics) , quality function deployment , quality control , manufacturing engineering , reliability engineering , quality management , control (management) , materials science , computer science , process engineering , operations management , engineering , composite material , compatibility (geochemistry) , software , philosophy , artificial intelligence , software system , macroeconomics , external quality assessment , software construction , epistemology , machine learning , programming language , management system , economics
Increasing demand for high‐quality steel plates requires the use of modern computer‐aided methods of quality assurance and quality control. In the Plate Department of Thyssen Krupp Stahl AG production efficiency has been enhanced by the use of methods for the pre‐calculation of plate properties using information from large databases of plate production experience. These methods support quality assurance and quality control, and facilitate more effective work flow with production time savings. To achieve further improvements in the quality of the heavy steel plates with sufficient homogeneity and reproducibility will require consistent use of the pre‐calculation method and database development. The structure and function of these new tools are described.