AbstractsBusiness Management & Administration

Standardizing the commissioning phase of RTG cranes to improve product safety and quality : 16WA RTG Commissioning procedure

by Isaac Olufuwa




Institution: Hämeen ammattikorkeakoulu
Department:
Year: 2014
Record ID: 1132772
Full text PDF: http://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/72095


Abstract

Konecranes is one of the leading organizations in the lifting business whose origin dates back to the 1900s. Today the organization has grown and is able to serve different in-dustries with high quality technical products and services to reach and exceed customer demands. To be able to sustain product efficiency and effectiveness, Konecranes has to ensure that products continue to show a steady improvement in quality and safety. In alignment with the company’s strategy, this thesis is intended to improve the quality and safety of RTG (Rubber Tired Gantry) cranes, by standardizing and improving the commissioning phase process during the crane assembly. The commissioning phase is a systematic one which occurs after a crane has been fully erected. During this process, the standard of the product can be confirmed before delivery. Therefore, effective standardization of this process will result in the quality and safety features of the prod-uct to be enhanced. In addition, technical knowledge was a key factor required to having this thesis completed. This technical knowledge helped to a large extent to understand the product’s operations, also how and when to use which terms during the development of the commissioning phase process. As this thesis was focused on developing and improving a phase, it was very important to participate and be involved in the current state of the commissioning phase in order to help to develop an understanding of what should be done for improvement. Materials used during this project included technical documents, and software programs which were related to the product. At the end, the result of this thesis is a refined commission-ing phase process. Tasks were clearly defined and the procedures well documented in-cluding tasks to be done during the commissioning phase and how they should be per-formed. The author of this thesis project was able to conclusively explain how and what should be done during the commissioning process. In this project, it was also stated that some developments can be done in the future, one of which includes improving the testing procedure relating to product accessories. Another future development project is record-ing details about any improvement made on the product in order to keep this document constantly up to date.