QUALITY CONTROL BY REDUCING REJECTION

DUE TO CHIP IMPRESSION

SUBMITTED BY:
DEE PEN RATHI (11113017)
GYANENDRA MOHAN (11113024)
RAV I MEENA (11113066)
VIKA S KUMAR SHARMA (11113084)
YOGESH KANDPAL (11113089)

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

A thesis submitted for

Partial fulfillment of the requirement for the

award of the degree

Of

Bachelor of Technology to the

DR. B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JALANDHAR,

144011
May, 2015
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 CANDIDATES DECLARATION

We hereby certify that the work which is being presented in this Major Project Report
titled Quality control by reducing rejection due to chip impression in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelors of Technology in Industrial &
Production Engineering submitted to Department of Industrial & Production
Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, is an
authentic record of our own work carried out during the period August 2014 to May
2015 under the guidance of Dr Ajay Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of
Industrial & Production Engineering, NIT Jalandhar.

We have not submitted the matter embodied in this dissertation to any other university or
Institute for the award of any degree or for any other purpose what so ever. This is to
certify that the above statement made by us is true to the best of our knowledge.

DEEPEN RATHI (11113017)

GYANENDRA MOHAN (11113024)

RAVI MEENA (11113066)

VIKAS KUMAR SHARMA (11113084)

YOGESH KANDPAL (11113089)

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 BON A FIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that this project report Quality control by reducing rejection due to chip
impression is a bona fide work of Deepen Rathi (11113017), Gyanendra Mohan (11113
024), Ravi Meena (11113066), Vikas Kumar Sharma (11113084) and Yogesh Kandpal
(11113089). They carried out the project work under my supervision and the work is the
result of their hard work and is highly appreciating.

Wishing them success in future endeavors.

SI GNATURE

Dr. AJA Y GUPTA

SUP ERVISOR

Associate Professor

Department of Industrial & Production Engineering

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology

Jalandhar, Punjab-144011

Counter signed

SIG NATURE

Prof. R .K.Bansal
Associate Professor and head
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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This project work has been carried out at our college, Jalandhar. It has been a great
experience for our team of Industrial & Production Engineers. We would like to
gratefully acknowledge the following people who have guided us through the successful
completion of our project.

Without any hesitation we can say that the Project which could not be complete successfully
without the generous assistance of number of people. I have an obligation to acknowledge
These all people who gave valuable cooperation, assistance and advice to complete project
successfully

Dr. Ajay Gupta, our project guide, for his constant support and guidance during the entire
Project phase. His suggestions and insight has helped us to successfully complete this
project and made the experience a fruitful and learning one for all of us.

We must thank all the teachers of Industrial & Production Department. We also thank all our
friends of various Departments, though their names have not been appeared here but have
significantly contributed in successful completion of the project.

Our Project in this field could be a stepping stone towards a successful career.

DEEPEN RATHI

GYANENDRA MOHAN

RAVI MEENA

VIKAS KUMAR SHARMA

YOGESH KANDPAL
 INTRODUCTION TO GEAR

Gears are used extensively for transmission of power. They find application in: Automobiles, gear
boxes, oil engines, machine tools, industrial machinery, agricultural machinery, geared motors etc.
To meet the strenuous service conditions the gears should have: robust construction, reliable
performance, high efficiency, economy and long life. Also, the gears should be fatigue free and
free from high stresses to avoid their frequent failures. For fulfil the purpose, it is necessary to
manufacturing gear in proper way.

PRODUCTS OF PUNJAB GEARS

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 Law of Gearing

The law of gearing states the conditions which must be fulfilled by the gear tooth profiles to maintain
a constant angular velocity ratio between two gears. It states that the common normal at the point of
contact of the two teeth should always pass through a common pitch point.

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 Classification of Gears

Gears can be classified according to the relative positions of their shaft axes.

Parallel Shafts

Regardless of the manner of contact, uniform rotary motion between two parallel shafts is equivalent to
the rolling of two cylinders, assuming no slipping. Depending upon the teeth of the equivalent cylinders
i.e. straight or helical, following are the main types of gears to join parallel shafts.

a) Spur Gears

They have straight teeth parallel to the axes and thus are not subjected to axial thrust due to tooth
load (Fig. 3.8.a). At the time of engagement of the two gears; the contact

extends across the centre width on a line parallel to the axes of rotation. This results in sudden
application of the load, high impact stresses and excessive noise at high speeds.In an internal spur
gear, the teeth are formed on the inner surface of an annulus ring. An internal gear can mesh with
an external pinion (smaller gear) only and the two shafts rotate in the same direction.

b) Spur Rack and Pinion

Spur rack is a special case of a spur gear where it is made of infinite diameter so that the pitch
surface is a plane (Fig. 3.9). The spur rack and pinion combination converts rotary motion into
translatory motion, or vice-versa. It is used in a lathe in which the rack transmits motion to the
saddle.

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Spur Rack and Pinion

c) Helical Gears or Helical Spur Gears

In helical gears, the teeth arc curved, each being helical in shape. Two mating gears have the same
helix angle, but have teeth of opposite hands (fig 3.10) .At the beginning of engagement, contact
occurs only at the point of leading edge of the curved teeth. As the gears rotate, the contact extends
along diagonal line across the teeth. Thus the load application is gradual which results in low
impact stresses and reduction in noise. Therefore, the helical gears can be used at higher velocities
than the spur gears and have greater load-carrying capacity.

Helical Gears or Helical Spur Gears

Helical gears have the disadvantage of having end thrust, as there is a force component along the
gear axis. The bearings and the assemblies mounting the helical gears must be able to withstand
thrust loads.

d) Double-helical and Herringbone Gears

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A double-helical gear is equivalent to a pair of helical gears secured together, one having a right-
hand helix and the other a left-hand helix. The teeth of the two rows are separated by a groove used
for tool run out. Axial thrust, which occurs in case of single-helical gears, is eliminated in double-
helical gears. This is because the axial thrusts of the two rows of teeth cancel each other out. These
can be run at high speeds with less noise and vibrations. The left and the right inclinations of a
double-helical gear meet at a common apex and there is no groove in between, the gear is known
as herringbone gear.

Terminology of Gear Tooth

A gear tooth is formed by portions of a pair of opposed involutes. Most of the terms used
in connection with gear teeth are explained in Fig.

Base Circle. It is the circle from which involute form is generated. Only the base circle on a gear
is fixed and unalterable.

Pitch Circle. It is an imaginary circle most useful in calculations. It may be noted that an
infinite number of pitch circles can be chosen, each associated with its own pressure angle.

Pitch Circle Diameter (P.C.D.). It is the diameter of a circle which by pure rolling action would
produce the same motion as

the toothed gear wheel. This is the most important diameter in gears.

Module. It is defined as the length of the pitch circle diameter per tooth. Thus if P.C.D. of gear be
D and number of teeth N, then

module (m)=DN . It is generally expressed in mm.

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Diametral Pitch. It is expressed as the number of teeth per inch of the P.C.D.

Circular Pitch (C.P.). It is the arc distance measured around the pitch circle from the flank of one
tooth to a similar flank in the next tooth.

.. C.P. = DN=m

Addendum. This is the radial distance from the pitch circle to the tip of the tooth. Its value is
equal to one module.

Clearance. This is the radial distance from the tip of a tooth to the bottom of a mating tooth
space when the teeth are symmetrically engaged.

Dedendum. This is the radial distance from the pitch circle to the bottom of the tooth space.

Dedendum =Addendum + Clearance =m+0.157 m=l.157 m.

Blank Diameter. This is the diameter of the blank from which gear is a t. It is equal to P.C.D. plus
twice the addenda.

Blank diameter =P.C.D.+2m. =mN+2m = m(N+2).

Tooth Thickness. This is the arc distance measured along the pitch circle from its intercept with
one flank to its intercept with t le other flank of the same tooth.

Normally tooth thickness.= C.P.=m2

But thickness is usually reduced by certain amount to allow for some amount of backlash and
also owing to addendum correction.

Face of Tooth. It is that part of the tooth surface which is above the pitch surface.

Flank of the Tooth. It is that part of the tooth surface which is lying below the pitch surface.

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Line of Action and Pressure Angle. The teeth of a pair of gears

in mesh, contact each other along the common tangent to their base circles as shown in Fig. This
path is referred to as line of action. As this is the common generator to both the involutes, the load or
pressure between the gears is transmitted along this line. The angle between the line of action and
the common tangent to the pitch circles is therefore known as pressure angle .

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 SPUR GEAR MANUFACTURING PROCESS
GEAR HOBBING PROCESS

Hobbing is the process of generating gear teeth by means of a rotating cutter called a hob. It is a
continues indexing process in which both the cutting tool & work piece rotate in a constant
relationship while the hob is being fed into work.

Each hob tooth cuts its own profile depending on the shape of cutter ,but the accumulation of
these straight cuts produces a curved form of the gear teeth, thus the name generating process.

For in route gears, the hob has essentially straight sides at a given pressure angle. The hob and
the gear blank are connected by means of proper change gears. The ratio of hob& blank speed is
such that during one revolution of the hob, the blank turns through as many teeth. The teeth of
hob cut into the work piece in Successive order & each in a slightly different position. Each hob
tooth cuts its own profile depending on the shape of cutter, but the accumulation on the shape of
cutter, but the accumulation of these straight cuts produces a curved form of the gear teeth, thus
the name generating process. One rotation of the work completes the cutting up to certain depth.

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 HOB CUTTER

Fig. illustrated front & side view of the Hob cutter.

TYPE OF HOBBING :-

1) Axial hobbing :-

This type of feeding method is mainly used for cutting spur or helical gears. In this type, firstly the
gear blank is brought towards the hob to get the desired tooth depth. The table side is them clamped
after that, the hob moves along the face of the blank to complete the job. Axial hobbing which is
used to cut spur & helical gears can be obtained by climb noting or conventional hobbing!

2) Radial hobbing :-

This method of hobbing is mainly used for cutting worm wheels. In this method the hob & gear
blank are set with their ones normal to Each other. The gear blank continues to rotate at a set
speed about its vertical axes and the rotating hob is given a feed in a radial direction. As soon as
the required depth of tooth is cut, feed motion is stopped.

3) Tangential hobbing:-

This is another common method used for cutting worm wheel. In this method, the worm wheel blank is
rotated in a vertical plane about a horizontal axes. The hob is also held its axis or the blank. Before

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starting the cut, the hob is set at full depth of die tooth and then it is rotated. The rotating hob is
then fed forward axially. The front portion of the hob is tapered up to a certain length & gives

the fed in tangential to the blank face & hence the name Tangential feeding.

DEFINATION OF THE PROBLEM

WHAT IS CHIP IMPRESSION?

It is the impression of the chip on the spur gear during Hobbing & Deburing operations. Due to
chip impression, damaging surface of the spur gear so, the customer reject such pieces. It effect
on plant productivity.

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 During the manufacturing of gears, in locator of the hobbing machine some chip are remains so
that this chip causes impression on next gear.

The effect of this impression causes screeches on gear.

PARATO CHART

What is a Pareto Chart?

The Pareto Chart is named after Vilfredo Pareto, a 19th century economist who postulated that
a large share of wealth is owned by a small percentage of the population. This basic principle
translates well into quality problems.

A Pareto Chart is a series of bars whose heights reflect the frequency or impact of problems. The
bars are arranged in descending order of height from left to right. This means the categories
represented by the tall bars on the left are relatively more significant then those on the right. This
bar chart is used to separate the vital few from the trivial many.

These charts are based on the Pareto Principle which states that 80 percent of the problems come
from 20 percent of the causes.

Pareto charts are extremely useful because they can be used to identify those factors that have
the greatest cumulative effect on the system, and thus screen out the less significant factors in an
analysis. Ideally, this allows the user to focus attention on a few important factors in a process.

Why should a Pareto Chart be used?

You can think of the benefits of using a Pareto Charts in economic terms. A Pareto Chart breaks
a big problem down into smaller pieces, identifies the most significant factors, shows where to
focus efforts, and allows better use of limited resources.

You can separate the few major problems from the many possible problems so you can focus
your improvement efforts, arrange data according to priority or importance, and determine
which problems are most important using data, not perception.

A Pareto Chart can answer the following questions:

What are the largest issues facing our team or business?
What 20% of sources are causing 80% of the problems?
Where should we focus our efforts to achieve the greatest improvements?

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When should a Pareto Chart be used?

A Pareto Chart is a good tool to use when the process you are investigating produces data that
are broken down into categories and you can count the number of times each category occurs. A
Pareto diagram puts data in a hierarchical order, which allows the most significant problems to
be corrected first. The Pareto analysis technique is used primarily to identify and evaluate
nonconformities, although it can summarize all types of data. It is the perhaps the diagram most
often used in management presentations.

Making problem solving decisions isnt the only use of the Pareto Principle. Since Pareto Charts
convey information in a way that enables you to see clearly the choices that should be made,
they can be used to set priorities for many practical applications. Some examples are:

Process improvement efforts for increased unit readiness

Skills you want your division to have

Customer needs

Suppliers

Investment opportunities

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 DATA ANALYSIS

TABLE-I

Sr No. Part no. Total part Rejected part

1 320/03131 1397 447
2 2523-31 1270 203
3 5501541 1415 184
4 320/08030 1365 177
5 2154-32 1350 135
6 1936-30 1314 92
7 8882428 1360 39
8 751-10141 1250 25
9 750-10121 1916 19
10 5198545 950 19
11 751-13982 500 0
12 8875881 400 0
13 1503-31 400 0
14 320/06637 300 3
15 4302242 200 0
16 10008695AA 200 0

Table show the number of parts and the types of parts which are being investigated.There are
several part which have large no. of rejection, but the part no. 320/03131 has maximum rejection. So
for reducing the rejection of the whole lot, focuses should be on that part.

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 TABLE-II

Cumulative
No. Part No. Percentage Percentage
1 320/03131 32% 32%
2 2523-31 16% 48%
3 5501541 13% 61%
4 320/08030 13% 74%
5 2154-32 10% 84%
6 1936-30 7% 91%
7 88824288 3% 94%
8 751-10141 2% 96%
9 750-10121 1% 97%
10 5198545 2% 99%
11 751-13982 0 99%
12 8875881 0 99%
13 1503-31 0 99%
14 320/06637 1% 100%
15 4302242 0 100%
16 10008695AA 0 100%
Find the cumulative percentage.

Each categorys cumulative percentage is the percentage for that category added to the percentage
of the category of the larger category before it.

Here, largest percentage is 32% .So, cumulative percentage for this part is 32%.

For second part, we can find out cumulative percentage by adding cumulative percentage in to
individual percentage.

For example,

For 3edpart it is,

Cumulative percentage is=highest cumulative percentage+ percentage of that part

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 PARATO CHART

100
97 99 99 99 99 100 100 100
94 96
1200 91 90
84
80
1000 74
70

800 61 60

48 50
600
447 40
33
400 30

203 184 177 20

200 135
92 10
39
25 19 19 5 4 4 3 2 2
0 0

From the analysis of the parato chart, we can conclude that the maximum rejection from
the inspected lot is due to part no.320/03131.

Principle of the parato chart give advice us to concentrate on such things that contain large share
of the rejection. So, we have scope of improvement by reducing rejection of that part. Thus, parato
chart give direction to our quality improvement task.

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 PART NO.320/03131

PART SPECIFICATION
Gear No. -MG001250GC

Cast alloy wrought iron

Module of the Gear-(d/Z)=(1.9)

Coating material-Alcrona

Hardness-(.05hv)

Maximum service temperature-1100 c

Dryness fraction -.35

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 CAUSE & EFFECT DIAGRAM

What is Cause & effect Diagram ?

A cause and effect diagram is a fish-bone diagram that presents a systematic representation of
the relationship between the effect (result) and affecting factors (causes).

Solving a problem in a scientific manner requires clarification of a cause and effect relationship,
where the effect (e.g., the result of work) varies according to factors (e.g., facilities and
machines used, method of work, workers, and materials and parts used). To obtain a good work
result, we must identify the effects of various factors and develop measures to improve the result
accordingly.

When is it used and what results will be obtained?

A cause and effect diagram is mainly used to study the cause of a certain matter. As mentioned
above, the use of a cause and effect diagram allows clarification of causal relation for efficient
problem solving. It is also effective in assessing measures developed and can be applied to other
fields according to your needs.

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 CAUSE & EFFECT DIAGARM-1

This diagram shows rejection in Deburing operation due to following causes.

First cause is that lack of inspection during Deburing process. Due to lack of inspection by the
operator. So, operator should concentrate on cleaning of teeth after each cycle.

Second cause is that temperature increase during Deburing operation. So, the material become soft
chip removed from the blank is directly impressed on the same blank during gear cutting.

Third cause is that improper locator when blank is mounted on the locator; contact area,
between more so whatever chip is removed from the blank, that chips are not properly removed
so there is chances of chip impression on the gear blank. For the remedies change in design of
the locator is necessary. It has less contact with the gear blank and hence change in design of the
locator. In the new locator bearing are is lesser so that chip impression probability is less.

Forth cause is that burst remain on the surface of the of the material due to high speed of the
rotation of the gear. Rotary speed of the gear tooth is high so bursts are not properly removed from
the gear teeth. Thus the speed of the rotation of gear should optimum.

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 CAUSE & EFFECT DIAGARM-2

This diagram shows causes of chip impression during VMC operation .First cause is that lack of
hydraulic clamping in VMC operation. If clamping is mechanically so its handling done by
manually. There is chances of loose clamping is more so metal remove from blank is not
perfectly. Chip is not perfect there is scratching on the gear blank due to this reason.

Second cause is that improper locator when blank is mounted on the locator; contact area,
between more so whatever chip is removed from the blank, that chips are not properly removed
so there is chances of chip impression on the gear blank. For the remedies change in design of
the locator is necessary. It has less contact with the gear blank and hence change in design of the
locator. In the new locator bearing are is lesser so that chip impression probability is less.

Third cause is manual error in programming. It means that when program for the gear cutting on
blank is prepared by programmer there is chance of manual error in program. That causes part
comes in rejection due to incorrect input data. So that reference, taken automatically, is
according to program and that is not desirable. So there is chance of chip impression due to
value of feed, depth of cut and improper co-ordinate.

Forth cause is that the speed of the spindle. Speed of the spindle appropriate for each part and its
specification. That vary accordingly types of material. For hard material gear speed is high and
vice versa.

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 CAUSE & EFFECT DIAGARM-3

This diagram shows sub causes of the rejection due to chip impression during hobbing
operation. First cause is that temperature increase during hobbing operation. So, the material
become soft chip removed from the blank is directly impressed on the same blank during gear
cutting.

Second cause is that improper locator when blank is mounted on the locator; contact area,
between more so whatever chip is removed from the blank, that chips are not properly removed
so there is chances of chip impression on the gear blank. For the remedies change in design of
the locator is necessary. It has less contact with the gear blank and hence change in design of the
locator .In the new locator bearing are is lesser so that chip impression probability is less.

Third cause is insufficient dwell period in which operator have less time changes between sub
sequent parts. So operator cant clean the locator properly. Therefore somewhat portion of the
chips remain on the locator due to this reason chip impress on the next gear blank.
Fourth cause is unskilled labor. Operator is not trained so, he has not practice for the gear cutting
operation. There is not proper attention in gear cutting process. So, by him mistake chip
impression on the gear blank.

Fifth cause is extreme pressure of the cutting tool on the gear blank. When pressure is more on
the gear blank at that time temperature is high so impression of tip of the tool on the gear blank.
Sixth cause is long cutting tool contact means the speed of the hob cutter should optimum. So,
temperature is maintained due to this reason impression on the gear blank.

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CAUSES WISE REJECTION

Chips impression on face during hobbing operation due to operator indiscipline- approx.36%

Chip impression during deburring operation due to improper deburing fixture-approx.27.5%

Heavy chip impression during VMC operation due to improper chips cleaning after every cycle.-
approx-16%

Heavy chips impression during VMC due to improper fixture-approx.-20%

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 ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED

BEFORE

MAXIMUM CONTACT AREA

As shown in fig., during hobbing operation the gear blank is held on this locator. The contact area is
very large. Due to pressure applied on the gear blank by clamping, the bearing stress is applied on
the blank. Also at high temperature, due to chip melting, there is possibility of adhere chips on the
gear blank. This causes face of the gear dull.

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AFTER

MINIMUM CONTACT AREA

As shown in fig., gear in new locator the contact area between gear blank and locator is reduced.
So that possibility of adhering chip with the gear is less and problem of chip impression on gear is
reduced at somewhat level.

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Display Notification

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 BEFORE

The problem of chip impression is due to chip present between locator and gear blank during
machining process. Thus if there is no chip then there is not any problem of chip impression,
ultimately we can say that prevention is better than cure

Fig. shows that present locator is not appropriate for rapid cleaning of chip in dwell period.So,
there is scope of change in shape of the locator such that rapid cleaning possible.

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 AFTER

The new locator serve the purpose of rapid cleaning of chip removal and also the contact area is also
reduced. Due to counter shape of the locator, it is easy for operator to remove chip by passing highly
pressurised air for

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