Transcript F02.ppt
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES AT PRATT & WHITNEY
• Following is a quote from Mr.. George David’s, CEO, UTC address at
Yale University on April 24th, 1996;
“ The principles of process re-engineering are straight forward. Make
something only when you need it and never early. Make it in the
smallest possible quantity and make it again when you need it, which
of course requires set-up time and cost minimization, which is kaizen’s
most basic initiative. Third, minimize the number of separate
operations, and therefore hands off and therefore opportunities for
inventories and delays, and minimize travel distance within the
manufacturing process. Fourth, measure quality at every immediate
step and eliminate re-work per operation rather than reject parts at final
inspection”.
TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS FOR PARTERSHIP INDUSTRIES
PROF. ERNESTO GUTIERREZ-MIRAVETE
ARJUMUND ABID (‘BOB)
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES AT PRATT & WHITNEY----Some Examples
Solid Modeling
Part Probing, which reduces processing time.
Closed Loop Machining
Limited operator role in machining process
Automatic collection of process data
TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS FOR PARTERSHIP INDUSTRIES
PROF. ERNESTO GUTIERREZ-MIRAVETE
ARJUMUND ABID (‘BOB’)
Pratt & Whitney-acquisitions, joint ventures &/or offset
obligations
•Pratt & Whitney is looking at emerging markets
for growth.
•The acquisitions, joint ventures &/or offset
obligations are being looked at globally.
•Pratt & Whitney’s strategy calls for outsourcing
non complicated parts to produce them
inexpensively.
•Turn times are being reduced drastically from
design to introduction into production.
Pratt & Whitney-acquisitions, joint ventures &/or offset
obligations
•.North Berwick, Maine founded in 1979
•200 salary, 973 direct and 295 indirect
employees
•Samsung Aerospace
•Started engine business in 1978.
•Total employees 1510
•started business with P&W in 1985
Pratt & Whitney-acquisitions, joint ventures &/or offset
obligations (cont’d)
•Singapore Aerospace
•Division of Singapore Technologies
• Approximately 150 employees
•Founded in 1986 for PW4000 Partnership industries.
•Eldim bv, Netherlands
•Part of interturbine
•one facility in Netherlands
•one facility in Germany