73113 - Mechanical Plants and Logistics (2nd cycle)

Learning outcomes

This class will go over the whole-integrated manufacturing process management in different kinds of industry: from industrial firms to service firms. The course will examine carefully main steps and functions in materials management, supply chain management,   production (product design, manufacturing schedule, assembly, and  governance control); completed item shipping and distribution ( logistics, facilities, storage, packaging, shipment, stocks management);

 Course goal  will be the understanding of the general models and features that lead to the decision, design and management of logistics systems, integrated or flexible. Systems that can successfully comprehend both actual physical flows and information flows, giving back an high-quality level of products on customer-care while reducing significantly idle times and manufacturing major costs, being also  sufficiently flexible for market-adapting re-arrangements 

Course contents

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Introduction to main components: valves (shutoff, regulating, mixing, diverter, pressure regulators, safety, thermostatic), actuators (pneumatic, electric, hydraulic), compressors, drain traps, filters (rooms gravity, bag filters, cartridge filters, coalescing filters), heat exchangers, instrumentation.

Normative analysis ATEX and PED. Case study: classification ATEX of an hydrogen production plant.

Plants for the exploitation of energy from biomass: solid biomass combustion process analysis, environmental impact assessments of biomass, analysis of P&I biomass boiler.

Compression refrigeration system with three temperature levels: ODP and GWP definitions, characteristics and choice of refrigerant fluid, analysis of P&I refrigeration plant with three temperature levels.

Pneumatic conveying plant: study of characteristic elements of the plant (rotary valve, diverter valves, air compressor, weighing system with load cells, multiplexers framework), analysis of P&I of a pneumatic transport system, deepening on the monitoring and plant control system.

Methane gas compression plant: P&I analysis of gas compression plant, deepening on the testing procedures and performance verification.

 

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INTRODUCTION.Introduction to logistics and logistic functions. Today's market features and logistic key-role. Main characteristics and industrial management feedback

MANUFACTURING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. Integration Theory in manufacturing. Computer integrated Manufacturing (CIM)

PRODUCT vs. PACKAGE AND LOGISTIC DECISIONS. Innovation and product study. Product and packaging management. Different kinds of packaging functions. Pallets and EUR-EPAL. The problem of Package waste disposal.

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (FMS). Group Technology. Flexible Manufacturing Systems. Design of a competitive FMS

FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS (FAS). Introduction to automatic assembly. Design for Assembling. Features of an F.A.S. Design and management of a F.A.S.

INTERNAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM. Automation and flexibility concepts. Different types of systems. Forklift. Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV)

Readings/Bibliography

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Impianti Meccanici, di Sergio Fabbri, Ed. Patron.

Elementi di Impiantistica Meccanica_Aria e Acqua, di Sergio Fabbri, Ed. Pitagora Editrice Bologna.

Impianti Meccanici per l'Industria, di Arrigo Pareschi Ed. Progetto Leonardo, Bologna.

readings directly supplied by teacher at http://www.diem.ing.unibo.it/personale/saccani/

 

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- PARESCHI A., FERRARI E., PERSONA A., REGATTIERI A., “Logistica Integrata e Flessibile”, Ed.Esculapio, 2007

 - readings directly supplied by teacher

Teaching methods

frontal lectures and applications

Assessment methods

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test (in writing plus oral)

 

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Test (in writing) in 2 sections: numerical problems and theory questions

Teaching tools

company visits and lectures by industrial managers

Office hours

See the website of Alberto Regattieri

See the website of Cesare Saccani