{"id":1243,"date":"2022-07-27T11:25:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T11:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogit.utu.fi\/industryseminars\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2022-09-05T09:04:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T09:04:19","slug":"steerprop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogit.utu.fi\/industryseminars\/2022\/07\/27\/steerprop\/","title":{"rendered":"Assembly factory digitalization challenge, vision to the future with Steerprop. September 16, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. COMPANY
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    Steerprop \u00a0 (https:\/\/steerprop.com\/<\/a> )<\/p>\n

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    1. SEMINAR\u2019s focus<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Reflect upon how to increase the efficiency and safety with IT technologies in an assembly factory<\/p>\n

      3. DESCRIPTION<\/b><\/p>\n

      Steerprop is the leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance propulsion systems for the most demanding applications and toughest conditions.Steerprop azimuthing thrusters provide ships high efficiency and maneuverability in the range from 900 kW to 15000 kW. Steerprop focuses on the cases where standard solutions are not enough. The basis to solve demanding special needs is customer centricity, recognizing and\u00a0 delivering on the customer\u2019s true needs. The products are modular, flexible and scalable to fulfill customer needs and specific conditions.\"\"<\/p>\n

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      1. CHALLENGE:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Currently, manufacturing is directly affected by global competition and increasingly dynamic and incalculable markets. To be competitive, enterprises require to produce their products in a shorter period of time and with increasing quality. Simultaneously, there is insufficient qualified personnel to produce the products under these sophisticated conditions. The combination of the aforementioned factors might often lead to growing failure rates and extra costs. Therefore, manufacturing plans should increase their vision and infrastructure to reduce production\u00a0 risks. By utilizing modern technologies, manufacturing plants can support and increase the reliability and flexibility of their production lines. Diverse technologies (e.g. automatization, co-robots, optimization) can be knitted in different processes to increase resilience in their planning and operation during production.<\/p>\n

        As Steerprop is building their new manufacturing plant, they want to open a dialogue with future graduates who are interested in manufacturing to talk about where digital technology might make a difference in ther production line. To make this dialogue more meaningful, we will visit Steerprop \u201cold\u201d facility and we will analyze it.\u00a0 Furthermore, with the knowledge you are acquiring as a future graduate, and your pre-work for this session should offer you certain insights to make a more significant conversation.\u00a0 We will explore and detect where new technologies can offer a clear benefit to the particular production plant.<\/p>\n

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        1. Day and tentative schedule
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          Visit takes place on Friday September 16th, 2022<\/p>\n

          Tentative shedule:<\/p>\n

          8:00 Departure from University of Turku, Agora building
          \n9:20 Arrival\u00a0 Steerprop manufacturing plant
          \n9:35 Introductions and presentation of steerprop
          \n10:10 Factory tour
          \n11:40 Lunch
          \n12:20 Wok time in teams
          \n14:00 Presentations of work
          \n15:00 Departure to University of Turku
          \n16:20 Arrival to University of Turku<\/p>\n

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          1. SEMINAR\u00a0 LOCATION:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            At Steerprop manufacturing plant in Rauma<\/a>, Finland.<\/p>\n

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            1. ENROLLMENT:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Please enroll to the session following this link: https:\/\/link.webropol.com\/ep\/steerprop<\/a><\/p>\n

              Enrollment closes on Tuesday September 13th at 4pm.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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              1. PRE-ASSIGNMENT
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                To analyze a manufacturing plant is a rich experience and opportunity, simultaneously it is not a trivial task. We must learn to observe the context of a manufacturing plant, to gain an understanding of manufacturing processes and be able to detect problems that can be addressed in short and medium<\/strong> time with the use of existing or new technologies and with clever ideas.<\/p>\n

                Areas we suggest you can pay attention to in our visit are:<\/p>\n

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                1. How to increase efficiency,<\/li>\n
                2. How materials (raw, components, etc) are traced and tracked during the production line.<\/li>\n
                3. How to balance inventories,<\/li>\n
                4. How to diminish many \u201cwork in process\u201d, leaving things on hold.<\/li>\n
                5. Pay attention to manufacturing methods and level of digital technologies.<\/li>\n
                6. All while assure quality,<\/li>\n
                7. Increase safety record for employees<\/li>\n
                8. Increase employee engagement and common understanding of the vision of the plant<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  The\u00a0 pre-assignment of this session includes three tasks:<\/p>\n

                  Task 1)<\/strong> \u00a0 From the 8 suggested areas mentioned earlier, select 3\u00a0 of them that match your\u00a0 interest and\u00a0 academic background. You will prepare further in the three areas you select for this visit.\u00a0 In the report of this task indicate what areas you select, what previous knowledge you have about them if any and the reason why you think the area is important to be selected.<\/p>\n

                  Task 2)<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  From each of the three areas you selected to prepare yourself on the previous task, as an expert for this visit, research through scientific literature according to your academic background:<\/p>\n