Mech-Eng-26-1-2007 - Mechanical Engineering Scientific Journal
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Mech-Eng-26-1-2007 - Mechanical Engineering Scientific Journal
Mech. Eng. Sci. J. Vol. No. 1 26 Ma{. in`. nau~. spis. God. pp. Broj Skopje 1‡38 str. 2007 Skopje MA[INSKO IN@ENERSTVO ‡ NAU^NO SPISANIE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL Izdava Ma{inski fakultet, Univerzitet „Sv. Kiril i Metodij“, Skopje, R. Makedonija Published by Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, "SS. Cyril and Methodius" University, Skopje, R. Macedonia Izleguva dva pati godi{no ‡ Published twice yearly UREDUVA^KI ODBOR EDITORIAL BOARD Odgovoren urednik Editor in Chief Prof. d-r. Ivan Mickovski Prof. Ivan Mickovski, Ph.D. Zamenik odgovoren urednik Co-editor in Chief Von. prof. d-r Valentina Ge~evska Assoc. Prof. Valentina Gečevska, Ph.D. Urednici Doc. d-r Nikola Tuneski, sekretar Prof. d-r Dobre Run~ev Prof. D-r Slave Armenski Prof. d-r Janko Jan~evski Von. prof. d-r Jasmina ^alovska Asis. d-r Zoran Markov Editors Ass. Prof. Nikola Tuneski, Ph.D., secretary Prof. Dobre Runčev, Ph.D. Prof. Slave Armenski, Ph.D. Prof. Janko Jančevski, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. Jasmina Čalovska, Ph.D. Ass. Zoran Markov, Ph.D. Tehni~ki urednik Technical editor managing Blagoja Bogatinoski Blagoja Bogatinoski Lektura Ilinka Grubovi} (angliski) Georgi Georgievski (makedonski) Lectors Ilinka Grubović (English) Georgi Georgievski (Macedonian) Korektor Proof-reader Alena Georgievska Alena Georgievska UDK: NUB „Kliment Ohridski“ ‡ Skopje UDC: "Sv. Kliment Ohridski" Library – Skopje (Oqa Stojanova) (Olja Stojanova) Tira`: 300 Copies: 300 Cena: 520 denari Price: 520 denars Adresa Address Ma{inski fakultet (Ma{insko in`enerstvo ‡ nau~no spisanie) Odgovoren urednik po{t. fah 464 MK-1001 Skopje, Republika Makedonija Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering – Scientific Journal) Editor in Chief P.O.Box 464 MK-1001 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Mech. Eng. Sci. J. is indexed/abstracted in INIS (International Nuclear Information System) www.mf.ukim.edu.mk MA[INSKO IN@ENERSTVO ‡ NAU^NO SPISANIE MA[INSKI FAKULTET, SKOPJE, REPUBLIKA MAKEDONIJA MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, SKOPJE, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Mech. Eng. Sci. J. Vol. No. 1 26 Ma{. in`. nau~. spis. God. pp. Broj Skopje 1‡38 str. 2007 Skopje SODR@INA 377 ‡ Dame Korunoski, Ko~o An|u{ev, Hristijan Mickoski Optimizaciona sinteza na ramni bregovi mehanizmi so oscilatorni ramni vodeni ~lenovi so pomo{ na MATLAB........................................................................ 1‡7 378 ‡ Marjan Gavriloski, Bekir Hamidi, Zoran Bogatinoski Analiza na stabilnosta na tenkoyidni konstrukcii .......................................... 9‡15 379 ‡ Franc Čuš, Uroš Zuperl Proizvodstven menaxment vo malite i sredni pretprijatija............................ 17‡23 380 ‡ Zoran Ani{i}, Valentina Ge~evska Konfiguratori na proizvod kako alat za podobruvawe na konkurentnosta na mali i sredni kompanii .................................................................................... 25‡32 381 ‡ Marija Sejmenova-Gi~evska Ulogata na Nacionalniot centar na INIS vo prezentacijata na makedonskite nuklearni i nuklearno orientirani nauki ............................ 33‡37 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FACULTY OF MECHANICAL EGINEERING, SKOPJE, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA MA[INSKO IN@ENERSTVO ‡ NAU^NO SPISANIE MA[INSKI FAKULTET, SKOPJE, REPUBLIKA MAKEDONIJA Mech. Eng. Sci. J. Vol. No. 1 26 Ma{. in`. nau~. spis. God. pp. Broj Skopje 1‡38 str. 2007 Skopje CONTENTS 377 – Dame Korunoski, Kočo Angjušev, Hristijan Mickoski Cam design optimization of planar cam mechanisms with oscillating flat-face followers using MATLAB............................................................................................ 1–7 378 – Marjan Gavriloski, Beqir Hamidi, Zoran Bogatinoski Stability analysis for thin-walled constructions ................................................................ 9–15 379 – Franc Čuš, Uroš Zuperl Produktionsmanagement in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen ............................... 17–23 380 – Zoran Anišić, Valentina Gečevska Product configurators as a tool for increasing competitiveness of small and medium enterprises..................................................................................................................... 25–32 381 – Marija Sejmenova-Gichevska The role of the National INIS Center in presenting Macedonian nuclear and nuclear related sciences .......................................................................................... 33–37 Mechanical Engineering – Scientific Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 1–7 (2007) ISSN 1857–5293 UDK: 531.8 : 621.01] : 004.942 CODEN: MINSC5 – 377 Received: March 30, 2007 Accepted: June 20, 2007 Original scientific paper CAM DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF PLANAR CAM MECHANISMS WITH OSCILLATING FLAT-FACE FOLLOWERS USING MATLAB Dame Korunoski, Kočo Angjušev, Hristijan Mickoski Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, "SS. Cyril and Methodius" University, P.O Box 464, MK-1001 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] A b s t r a c t: The problem of cam-profile determination and its optimization, as pertaining to cam mechanisms with oscillating flat-face followers, is analyzed in this paper. For this type of followers the aim is minimization of the area of the cam profile by properly choosing the eccentricity of the follower face and the minimum value of the follower angle of rotation. This paper shows MATLAB program based on “Symbolic Math Toolbox” that provides unconstrained cam-size minimization and calculates an optimum design parameter β and nondimensional eccentricity e for cusps avoidance. The input program parameters are any function that describes a follower-displacement program, rise of a follower and four phases such as: lower dwell, rise phase, upper dwell, and return phase. So the output parameter is the optimum values of the design parameter β and nondimensional eccentricity e and synthesized cam-profile. The program provides a visual graphical presentation of a synthesized cam-profile, its animation and calculates its geometric properties. Key words: cam; cusp; eccentricity; MATLAB 1. INTRODUCTION The process of systematically choosing the mechanism parameters in order to produce a given displacement program of the follower, while minimizing the cam size and regarding all important constraints of mechanism variables, is called cam design optimization, which is the subject of analysis in this paper. But, it is possible to choose values of the mechanism parameters to produce theoretically the prescribed motion of the follower which satisfies the underlying kinematics constraints, but it is structurally inadmissible or physically unfeasible. In fact, the profile synthesis procedure can generate curves that do not close, so that it is an unfeasible design, or curves that, although closed, but contain cusps. The cusps are inadmissible because of the large contact stresses that they produce, and hence should be eliminated early in the design stage. In the case of oscillating flat face followers, the conditions for cam size minimization and cusp elimination are discussed and analyzed below in this paper. 2. KINEMATICS RELATIONS It will be assumed that the follower displacement program is given as a sum of a constant β, a design parameter to be determined, and a positivesemidefinite function σ(ϕ), whose minimum value is zero, and its maximum value being equal to the amplitude of the follower oscillation, Δφ. Let us consider Fig. 1, where OF and OC are lines attached to the fixed frame and to the cam respectively. Moreover, e is the follower offset-segment PQ, a parameter to be determined, and ϕ, φ are the angular displacements of the cam plate and the follower, respectively: φ (ϕ ) = β + σ (ϕ ) , 0 < ϕ < 2π , (1a) and hence, φ ' (ϕ ) = σ ' (ϕ ) , φ '' (ϕ ) = σ '' (ϕ ) . (1b) 2 D. Korunoski, K. Angjušev, H. Mickoski Likewise, from the geometry of the quadrilateral OPQR and, upon equating the projection of the segment OR with the sum of the projections of the segments OP and PQ onto the normal ON of Fig. 1, we can readily derive the relation ρ sin(ϕ + φ + θ ) = l sin φ + e , (7) and next, we rewrite eqs. (6 & 7) as ρ cos θ cos μ − ρ sin θ sin μ = l φ ' cos φ , 1+ φ' ρ cos θ sin μ + ρ sin θ cos μ = l sin φ + e , where Fig. 1. Layout of an oscillating flat-face follower cam mechanism μ = ϕ +φ . From the triangle OSR of Fig. 1, and upon application of the sines law, we obtain u sin(γ − π 2 = ) ρ sin(φ + π 2 . (2) Now, last eqs. can be rewritten in a matrix form, Q ( μ ) p(ϕ ) = r (ϕ ) , ⎡cos μ Q(μ ) = ⎢ ⎣ sin μ But, from the same figure, (3a) π 2 ) = cos(ϕ + φ + θ ) . ered a point of the follower, s& F , φ ' (ϕ ) . 1 + φ ' (ϕ ) (5a) (5b) Now, eq. (4) can be rewritten as ρ cos(ϕ + φ + θ ) = l φ ' cos φ . 1+ φ' (9c) η = l sin φ + e . (9d) Since the matrix Q is orthogonal, from eq. (8) we obtain p(ϕ ) = QT ( μ ) r (ϕ ) , (10) i.e. φ ' cos φ cos μ + (l sin φ + e) sin μ , 1+ φ' (11) φ ' cos φ y = −l sin μ + (l sin φ + e) cos μ . 1+ φ' x=l From which we can readily solve for u, i.e., uϕ& = l (9b) φ ' cos φ , 1+φ' ξ =l (4) According to the Aronhold-Kennedy Theorem, the point S is the instant center of the follower with respect to the cam. As a consequence, the velocity of the point S regarded as a point of the cam, s&C , equals that of the same points when considuϕ& = (l − u )φ& . (9a) (3b) Upon substitution of eq. (3b) into eq. (2), we obtain u cos φ = ρ cos(ϕ + φ + θ ) . − sin μ ⎤ , cos μ ⎥⎦ ⎡ x(ϕ ) ⎤ ⎡ξ (ϕ )⎤ p(ϕ ) = ⎢ , r (ϕ ) = ⎢ ⎥ ⎥, ⎣ y (ϕ )⎦ ⎣η (ϕ )⎦ And hence, sin(γ − (8) where ) γ = π − (ϕ + φ + θ ) . (7a) (6) While eqs. (11) allow the calculation of the Cartesian coordinates of actual points of the cam profile, it will prove convenient to introduce nondimensional variables, as shown bellow, e x y ξ η e= , x= , y= , ξ = , η = l l l l l Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 1–7 (2007) 3 Cam design optimization of planar cam mechanisms with oscillating flat-face followers using MATLAB and hence, eqs. (11) can be rewritten in a matrix form, where s1 = sin σ , c1 = cos σ , s2 = sin 2σ , c2 = cos 2σ , φ ' cos φ x= cos μ + (sin φ + e ) sin μ , 1+ φ' (11b) φ ' cos φ y=− sin μ + (sin φ + e ) cos μ . 1+ φ' ⎡ x (ϕ ) ⎤ p(ϕ ) = ⎢ ⎥ , r (ϕ ) = ⎣ y (ϕ )⎦ ⎡ξ (ϕ ) ⎤ ⎢ ⎥. ⎣η (ϕ )⎦ (11c) The shape of the profile is totally determined by e and the motion program, the actual size of the cam being determined by the scaling parameter l. However, from eq. (1a), φ(ϕ) contains the parameter β, which must also be found. To summarize, there are two parameters, e and β, to minimize the size of the non-dimensional cam. φ '2 , 1+ φ ' (17) φ" , (1 + φ ' ) 2 (18) A1 = Vectors p(ϕ) and r(ϕ), introduced in eq. (9b), are now redefined as their non-dimensional counterparts, namely A2 = (16) A3 = 1 + φ ' . (19) Once β has been found, the eccentricity e can be computed by the expression, 2π e + U 2 sin β + U1 cos β = 0 . (20) 4. CURVATURE CONSTRAINTS Regarding to [1], the curvature is given by expression 3. UNCONSTRAINED CAM-SIZE MINIMIZATION k= p'T (ϕ ) E p" (ϕ ) p' (ϕ ) 3 . (21) According to the [1], [2], the problem has been reduced to finding the roots of an equation, Differentiation of both sides of eq. (8) with respect to ϕ yields t 4 − Ct 3 − 6t 2 + Ct + 1 = 0 , p' (ϕ ) = Q T ( μ )[r' (ϕ ) − μ ' (ϕ ) E r (ϕ )] , (12) where t = tan β 2 , 2B C= 3, B1 B1 = 2πU 4 − U1U 2 , B3 = 4πU 3 − U 22 where ⎡0 − 1⎤ E=⎢ ⎥, ⎣1 0 ⎦ (13) (14) + U12 (15) and differentiation of both sides of eq. (22) with respect to ϕ , we obtain p" (ϕ ) = QT ( μ )[r" (ϕ ) − μ" (ϕ ) E r (ϕ ) − and 2π 2π 2π 0 0 0 2π 2π 2π 0 0 0 2π 2π 2π 0 0 0 U1 = ∫ A1s1dϕ − ∫ A2c1dϕ − 2 ∫ A3 s1dϕ , 2 μ' (ϕ ) E r' (ϕ ) − μ' 2 (ϕ )r (ϕ )] μ ' (ϕ ) = 1 + σ ' (ϕ ) μ " (ϕ ) = φ " (ϕ ) = σ " (ϕ ). From eq. (11c), r and its derivatives are U 3 = ∫ A1c2 dϕ − ∫ A2 s2 dϕ − ∫ A3c2 dϕ 2π 2π 2π 0 0 0 Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 1‡7 (2007) (23) where U 2 = ∫ A1c1dϕ + ∫ A2 s1dϕ − 2 ∫ A3c1dϕ , U 4 = ∫ A1s2 dϕ − ∫ A2c2 dϕ − ∫ A3 s2 dϕ , (22) ⎡ξ ⎤ ⎡ξ '⎤ ⎣η ⎦ ⎣η '⎦ ⎡ξ "⎤ ⎥ ⎣η "⎦ r (ϕ ) = ⎢ ⎥ , r' = ⎢ ⎥ , r" = ⎢ Now, (24) 4 D. Korunoski, K. Angjušev, H. Mickoski From eq. (29b), it is apparent that k becomes negative if 1 + φ ' < 0 . However, changes in the curvature sign are not physically possible for this type of cams and hence we must constrain k to be positive, i.e., ⎡ξ '+ μ 'η ⎤ r' − μ ' E r = ⎢ ⎥, ⎣η '− μ ' ξ ⎦ but from eqs.(7a, 9c & d) it yields η '− μ ' ξ = 0 , 1+ φ' > 0 . and hence, the foregoing expression reduces to Moreover, k becomes unbounded if F (ϕ ) vanishes. Geometrically, this means that the cam profile has a cusp, which is undesirable bacause of the large contact stresses that it produces. Thus, we will have to enforce the condition that F (ϕ ) does not have a change of sign. ⎡ξ '+ μ 'η ⎤ r' − μ ' E r = ⎢ ⎥, ⎣ 0 ⎦ thus ⎡ξ '+ μ 'η ⎤ p' (ϕ ) = QT ( μ ) ⎢ ⎥, ⎣ 0 ⎦ (25a) 5. CONCLUSION and ⎡ξ "+ μ "η + μ 'η '⎤ p" (ϕ ) = QT ( μ ) ⎢ ⎥. ⎣ − μ ' ξ '+ μ 'η ⎦ [ ] (25b) Substitution of eqs. (25a & b) into eq. (21) and after reducing, yields k= μ' . ξ '+ μ 'η (26) Based on [1], [2] and [4], we have made a MATLAB program that provides unconstrained cam-size minimization and calculates an optimum design parameter β and non-dimensional eccentricity e for cusps avoidance. The program also provides animation of an optimized and synthesized cam-profile and calculation of its geometric properties as well as centroid coordinates, cam area and principal moments of inertia. For one example it is presented in the appendix shown bellow. From the definition of μ and ξ , i.e., φ ' cos φ μ =ϕ +φ , ξ = , 1+ φ' REFERENCES (27) their derivatives are readily computed μ' = 1+ φ' , ξ '= − φ '2 (1 + φ ' ) sin φ + φ " cos φ . (1 + φ ' ) 2 (28a) (28b) Upon substitution of the above equations into eq. (26) and after simplification, we obtain (1 + φ ' )3 k= , F (ϕ ) (29a) F (ϕ ) = φ " cos φ + (1 + φ ' ) ⋅ ⋅ [(1 + 2φ ' ) sin φ + e (1 + φ ' ) 2 ]. (29b) where [1] J. Angeles, C. S. Lopez-Cajun: Optimization of cam mechanisms, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991. [2] J. Angeles, C. S. Lopez-Cajun: Optimal Synthesis of Cam Mechanisms with Oscillating Flat-Face Followers. Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 1–6 (1988). [3] A. Jeffrey: Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists, Van Nostrand-Reinhold, London, 1989. [4] The MathWorks, Inc.: Matlab, User manual. APPENDIX a) Figure 2: MATLAB program for cam design optimization. b) Figure 3: Optimization variables. c) Figure 4: Determination of the cam profile. d) Figure 5: Determination of the geometric properties of cam. e) Figure 6: Principal axes of inertia. Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 1–7 (2007) Cam design optimization of planar cam mechanisms with oscillating flat-face followers using MATLAB Fig. 2. MATLAB program for cam design optimization Fig. 3. Optimization variables Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 1‡7 (2007) 5 6 D. Korunoski, K. Angjušev, H. Mickoski Fig. 4. Determinaton of the cam profile Fig. 5. Determinaton of the geometric properties of cam Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 1–7 (2007) Cam design optimization of planar cam mechanisms with oscillating flat-face followers using MATLAB 7 Fig. 6. Principal axes of inertia ( 1 & 2 ) Rezime OPTIMIZACIONA SINTEZA NA RAMNI BREGOVI MEHANIZMI SO OSCILATORNI RAMNI VODENI ^LENOVI SO POMO[ NA MATLAB Dame Korunoski, Ko~o An|u{ev, Hristijan Mickoski Ma{inski fakultet, Univerzitet „Sv. Kiril i Metodij“ p. fah 464, MK-1001 Skopje, Republika Makedonija [email protected] // [email protected] // [email protected] Klu~ni zborovi: breg; vrv; ekscentricitet; matlab (MATLAB) Predmet na analiza vo ovoj trud e optimizaciona sinteza na ramni bregovi mehanizmi so oscilatorni ramni vodeni ~lenovi. Kaj ovie mehanizmi osnovno e da se minimizira povr{inata zatvorena so profilot na bregot, so adekvaten izbor na ekscentricitetot na vodeniot ~len i so minimalna vrednost na agolot na rotacija na vodeniot ~len. Vo trudot e napravena MATLAB-programa, bazirana na “Symbolic Math Toolbox”, koj presmetuva minimalni dimenzii na bregot, kako i optimalna vrednost na dizajn-parametarot β i bezdimenzionalniot ekscentricitet e , od Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 1‡7 (2007) aspekt na nepostoewe na singulariteti na profilot na bregot, t.e. to~ki vo koi bi se pojavile golemi kontaktni napregawa. Vleznite parametri se: koja i da bilo funkcija koja go opi{uva zakonot na dvi`ewe na vodeniot ~len, odot na vodeniot ~len i ~etiri fazi: fazata na dolno miruvawe, fazata na podigawe, fazata na gorno miruvawe i fazata na pribli`uvawe. Izleznite parametri se dizajn-parametarot β i bezdimenzionalniot ekscentricitet e , profilot na bregot, geometriskite karakteristiki na bregot, a mo`na e i animacija na rotacijata na bregot. Mechanical Engineering – Scientific Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 9–15 (2007) ISSN 1857–5293 UDK: 539.3 : 624.014.7 CODEN: MINSC5 – 378 Received: October 15, 2007 Accepted: October 30, 2007 Original scientific paper STABILITY ANALYSIS FOR THIN-WALLED CONSTRUCTIONS Marjan Gavriloski1, Beqir Hamidi2, Zoran Bogatinoski1 1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, "SS. Cyril and Methodius" University, P.O Box 464, MK-1001 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia 2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Priština [email protected] A b s t r a c t: Stability of light constructions problem for a general scalar discrete stochastic system is considered in this paper. Some elements of the structure, in practice, are exposed to the axial dynamic pressure forces – periodical. These loads, in some conditions, can cause the loss of elastic or dynamic stability (resonance), which depends on the load character, cross sectional geometry and the beam length. In this paper, the light constructions with open cross section with a single symmetry axis, the conditions when the loss of elastic and dynamic stability can be caused by simple resonance, as one of parameter have been analyzed. Key words: elastic and dynamic stability; parameter resonance; excitation frequency light constructions; critical bucking force ∂2w K= ∂ x2 ⎡ ⎛ ∂ ⎞2 ⎤ ⎢1 + ⎜⎜ w ⎟⎟ ⎥ ⎢ ⎝ ∂x ⎠ ⎥ ⎣ ⎦ 2/3 As given in [1, 2, 3, 4] the deflection line equations, for the beam flexible in one plane, can be expressed (in accordance with the theory of the first order) as: EI ∂4w ∂ x4 = q (x ) , ∂ 2w ∂ x2 (2) The additional working force can be caused by the local curve (Fig. 1-b): ∂ 2w 1 q A ( x)dx = Fdϕ = F dx = FKdx = − F 2 dx → r ∂x q A ( x) = − F 1. BASIC DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION ≈− ∂2w ∂x 2 (3) If this working force is added in equations (1), the General differential equations of the bending theory of the second order will be determined (in conditions, when the beam bending and buckling are in the single plane ) as: (1) where: EI – the flexural stiffness, w(x) – the displacement measured from the truss axes, q(x) – continual load (Fig. 1). When the beam is exposed to the eccentric axial pressure force F, the buckling problem in accordance with the theory of the second order appears [4]. The angle of the segment dx is indicated as dϕ and dx = rdϕ, where r is the local radius of the curve, and is reciprocal to r = 1/K: Fig. 1. 10 M. Gavriloski, B. Hamidi, Z. Bogatinoski EI ∂4w ∂x 4 = q ( x) + q A ( x) = q ( x) − F EI ∂4w ∂x 4 +F ∂2w ∂x 2 = q ( x) ∂2w ∂x 2 → (4) Equations for the three axial bending and torsion of the thin-walled beams with open profile and single symmetry axis of the cross section, exposed to eccentric pressure loads, can be obtained analogously. The particle of the beam with dx length, exposed to the external loads qz, qy and mt, is shown on Fig. 2. EIy, EIz – the flexural stiffness referred to y, i.e. z axis, EIw – area rigidity, and GIz – the torsional stiffness. The beam is exposed to the eccentric pressure force F, in the plane of symmetry, as shown in Fig. 2. The fiber stress in the node y, z, in the cross section, can be expressed as: σ= F M + z, A Iy (8) where M = Fez is the flexural momentum caused by the eccentric force F. In three axial bending and buckling, the lateral displacements – buckling v(x) and torsional ϕ(x), can be caused on distance x (Fig. 2-c). The fiber which goes through the node y, z, becomes the three axial curves. The node displacements, in the directions of y and z axes, are: [ v − ( z − a z )ϕ ], i.e. [ w + yϕ ] . (9) In accordance with equations (3), the working forces caused by the local stress effect σdA, in the direction of y and z axes, are: − σdA ∂2 [v − ( z − az )ϕ ] , ∂x 2 − σdA Fig. 2. The beam supported by two fork – supports, exposed to the axial pressure force F, eccentric to the center of mass with ez distance of it, is shown on Fig. 2-b. The value az is the distance between the shearing center from the center of the mass. The deformations in direction of coordinate axes y, z are v, w, respectively, and the torsion angle about x axis is ϕ. The basic equations, according to the theory of the first order, are [6, 1]: EI y EI z EI w where: ∂ 4ϕ ∂ 4w ∂x 4 ∂ 4v ∂x 4 = qz , (5) ∂ 2ϕ GI = mt , − ∂x 2 ∂x 4 (6) (7) (10) Integrating along the cross section area A, the resulting local effect, as well as the torsion momentum about the torsion center „A”, can be determined: q y , A = ∫ −σ A ∂2 [v − ( z − az )ϕ ] dA , ∂x 2 (11) ∂2 [w + yϕ ] dA , ∂x 2 (12) q z , A = ∫A −σ mt , A = − ∫A −σ ∂2 [v − ( z − az )ϕ ] ⋅ (z − az ) dA + ∂x 2 + ∫ −σ = qy , ∂2 [ w + yϕ ] . ∂x 2 A ∂2 ∂x 2 [w + yϕ ]⋅ ydA . (13) Integrating the equations (11), (12) and (13), and taking the equation (8) into consideration, the following can be obtained: q y ,A = −F ∂ 2v ∂x 2 − (ez − a z )F ∂ 2ϕ ∂x 2 , (14) Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 9–15 (2007) 11 Stability analysis for thin-walled constructions qz ,A = −F mt , A = −(a z − ez )F ∂ 2v ∂x 2 ∂2w ∂x 2 , (15) ( ) − r 2 + 2 β z ez F ∂ 2ϕ ∂x 2 , (16) where: r 2 = i 2p + a z2 , βz = ( (17) ) 1 2 2 ∫ z y + z dA − a z , 2I y A I y + Iz i 2p = A ∫ zdA = 0, ∫ ydA = 0, ∫ yzdA = 0. EI y EI z ∂ 4w ∂x 4 +F ∂ 2w ∂x 2 = 0, (20) ∂ 4v ∂ 2ϕ ∂ 2v ( ) a e F = 0 , (21) F + + + z z ∂x 2 ∂x 2 ∂x 4 ∂ 4ϕ + ∂x 2 ∂x 4 ∂ 2ϕ + r 2 + 2β z ez F − GI t = 0. ∂x 2 (az − ez )F ∂ [( 2 v ) + EI w ] (22) Equations (21) and (22) are mutually dependant on v and ϕ . Thus, they make the simultaneous system of the differential equations. The system of equations (20), (21) and (22) is a specific case (when ay = ey = 0 is adopted) derived from the system of differential equations for the general load case, according to Wlassow [6]. If the inertial parts are introduced in the equations (20), (21) and (22), the equations for the oscillations of the thin-walled beam with an open profile and one axis of symmetry in the cross section, exposed to the eccentric pressure periodical forces F(t) = F0 + Ft cosθ t in the Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 9‡15 (2007) ∂ 2ϕ − ma , z ∂t 2 ∂t 2 m A,in = − mr 2 ∂ 2w ∂t 2 (23) , (24) ∂ 2ϕ ∂ 2v − ma z 2. ∂t ∂t 2 (25) If the equations are substituted in (20), (21) and (22), the system of differential equations which describes the oscillations of the beam, is determined as: A When the local effects (14), (15) and (16) are added in eqs. (5), (6) and (7), the system of the differential equations, which define the static stability of the thin-walled beam with the single axis of symmetry exposed to the constant axial pressure force in the plane of symmetry, will be obtained, as: ∂ 2v q z ,in = − m (19) , A q y ,in = − m (18) ip – the cross sectional polar radius of inertia. Solving the integrals (11), (12) and (13), the following is adopted (for the general central axis): A plane of symmetry, can be obtained. The components which describe the rotation of the cross section about its main axes and its deplanation too, can be neglected. The inertial forces projections on directions y and z axes, as well as the inertial momentum about the shearing center (reduced to the length of the beam) can be expressed as [7]: EI y EI z ∂ 4w ∂ 2w ∂ 2w = 0, + F m + ∂x 4 ∂x 2 ∂t 2 (26) ∂ 4v ∂ 2v ∂ 2ϕ ( ) + F + a − e F + z z ∂x 2 ∂x 2 ∂x 4 +m ∂ 2v ∂ 2ϕ + ma = 0, z ∂t 2 ∂t 2 ∂ 4ϕ + EI w 4 + ∂x ∂x 2 ∂ 2ϕ + + r 2 + 2 β z ez F − GI t ∂x 2 ∂ 2v ∂ 2ϕ + maz 2 + mr 2 2 = 0. ∂t ∂t (az − ez )F ∂ 2 (27) v [( ] ) (28) The system of equations given in (26), (27) and (28) is the basis for the researches of the dynamic stability of the beam. The boundary conditions, for the beam supported on both ends, are: v(0) = w(0) = ϕ (0) = v(l ) = w(l ) = ϕ (l ) = ∂ 2v(0) ∂x 2 ∂ 2 v(l ) ∂x 2 = = ∂ 2 w(0) ∂x 2 ∂ 2 w(l ) ∂x 2 = = ∂ 2ϕ (0) ∂x 2 ∂ 2ϕ (l ) ∂x 2 =0, =0. (29) They can be developed as trigonometric progressions as: 12 M. Gavriloski, B. Hamidi, Z. Bogatinoski kπx , l ∞ v( x, t ) = ∑ Vk (t ) sin k =1 ⎡ EI z x 4 [Rk ] = ⎢ ⎢⎣ kπx , l ∞ w( x, t ) = ∑ Wk (t ) sin k =1 ∞ ϕ ( x, t ) = ∑ Φ k (t ) sin k =1 (30) where Vk (t ), Wk (t ), Φ k (t ) are some time dependant functions. When progressions (30) are seated in (26), (27) and (28), the system of the homogenous different equations can be determined as [6, 7]: d 2Wk m dt 2 + EI y xk4Wk − xk2 F (t )Wk = 0 , d 2Vk d 2φk + ma + EI z xk4Vk − z 2 2 dt dt − xk2 F (t )[Vk + (a z − ez ) φk ] = 0, m d 2Vk ( ( ⎣ ) ⎦ (32) ⎥ + GIt xk2 ⎥⎦ , a z − ez ⎤ . + 2β z ez ⎥⎦ r2 From the eq. (34), the following can be obtained: 1) an equation for determination of the critical forces (the static stability of the beam): det [Rk ] − xk2 F [S ] = 0, (35) 2) an equation for determination of the eigenvalues, the case of unloaded beam: (31) det [Rk ] − mw2 [D ] = 0, (36) 3) an equation for determination of the eigenvalues, for the beam exposed to the constant axial force: det [Rk ] − xk2 F [S ] − mΩ 2 [D ] = 0 , ) d 2φk ma z + mr 2 + EI w xk4 + GI t xk2 φk − dt 2 dt 2 − xk2 F (t ) (a z − ez )Vk + r 2 + 2β z ez φk = 0 (k = 1, 2..., ∞ ), 0 ⎤ o EI w xk4 ⎡ 1 ⎧Vk ⎫ ⎬, [S ] = ⎢ ⎩φk ⎭ ⎣ a z − ez {δ k } = ⎨ kπx , l k (33) where xk = kπ /l. Equations (31), (32) and (33) present the special case of the system of differential equations derived by Wlassow (about eigenvalues [6]) and GolÝdenblag (about dynamic stability [7]). Equation (31) is independent, since the equations (32) and (33) are mutually coupled in term of Vk and φk, i.e. they form the endless series of the simultaneous system of homogenous differential equations. Thus they are of specific interest, while the equation (28) is disregarded from further consideration. (37) 4) an equation for determination of the first, the third etc., area of the dynamic instability, when the beam is exposed to the periodical force: F(t) = F0 + Ftcos θt developed as Fourier’s series [6]: [Rk ] − ⎛⎜ F0 ± 1 Ft⎞⎟ [S] 1 − xk2 Ft [S] 2 2 ⎠ 1 2 1 − mθ [D] − xk2 Ft[S] 4 2 [Rk ] − xk2F0[S] − 0 9 1 − mθ 2 [D] − xk2 Ft [S] 4 2 ⎝ o 1 − xk2 Ft [S] = 0 2 [Rk ] − xk2F0 [S] 25 − mθ 2 [D] 4 (38) and the analogue equation for determination of the even areas of the dynamic instability. 2. BASIC EQUATIONS IN MATRIC FORM Endless series of the simultaneous equations system (32), (33) can be expressed in matrix form, as: d2 m[D ] 2 {δ k } + dt where: ([ [S ]){δ k } = {0}, ] Rk − xk2 F (t ) [D] = ⎡⎢ 1 ⎣a z az ⎤ , r 2 ⎥⎦ (34) 3. ELASTIC STABILITY OF THE BEAM The static stability of the thin-walled beam with the open cross section and single axis of symmetry, exposed to eccentric, mutually equal, axis loads in the plane of symmetry can be disturbed if the force amounts the critical value F. From the equation (35) (when k = 1 – main mode shape), the formulation for the critical buckling force F, can be obtained as: Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 9–15 (2007) 13 Stability analysis for thin-walled constructions F= π 2 EI z ⋅ l2 2c 2 ⎡ r 2 + 2 β z ez − (a z − ez )2 ⎤⎥ c 2 + r 2 + 2 β z ez ⎢1 ± 4c 2 2 ⎢ ⎥ c 2 + r 2 + 2 β z ez ⎣ ⎦ ( ) ( ) (39) where c is "the cross sectional revolving radius". c 2 + r 2 + 2β z ez 2c 2 l2 EI z , m 2 ⎛ 2 ⎜1 ± 1 − 4c 2 r + 2 β z e z − (a z − e z ) 2 ⎜ c 2 + r 2 + 2β z ez ⎝ ( ) ⎞ ⎟ ⎟ ⎠ Analogous, the formulation for the ideal slenderness (for the referent truss) can be determined as: l iz ⎛ c 2 + r 2 + 2 β z ez ⎜ r 2 + 2β z ez − (az − ez )2 1 ± 1 − 4c 2 ⎜ 2 2 ⎜ 2c c 2 + r 2 + 2β z ez ⎝ ( ) ⎞ ⎟ ⎟⎟ . ⎠ (42) If the applied load is not eccentric (ez = 0), the formulations (39), (41) and (42) will be slightly simplified.The critical buckling force will be as: F* = π 2 EI z , β 2l 2 1 2 2 r2 1− γ ± (46) 2 ω = ωy , (47) ⎛ a2 ⎞ 1 + γ ± (1 + γ )2 − 4γ ⎜1 − 2z ⎟ ⎜ r ⎟ ⎝ ⎠ and the other two as: 1+ γ ± ω = ωy ⎛ 2⎞ ⎝ r ⎠ (1 + γ )2 − 4γ ⎜⎜1 − a2z ⎟⎟ ⎛ a2 ⎞ 2γ ⎜1 − 2z ⎟ ⎜ r ⎟ ⎠ ⎝ . (48) Very often, in practice, it is the case that γ << 1. Therefore, it can be very useful to determine the boundary values, i.e. values when γ → 0. From the equation (48) it appears that (the actual sign „±” appears in the index): γ → 0 ⇒ ω+ → ωy ∧ ω– → ∞ (49) and from the equation (49): ⎛ r2 ⎞ a 2 β= 1 − 2 ± ⎜1 − 2 ⎟ + 4 z2 , ⎜ c ⎟ 2 c c ⎝ ⎠ β= lr The first two roots of the equation (46) are defined as: (43) where β will be the length coefficient determined as: 1 ⎞ π2 l ⎛ ⎜ EI ω + GI t ⎟⎟ . (45) 2 ⎜ m⎝ l ⎠ π2 (ω 2y − ω 2 )(ωϕ2 − ω 2 )− ar 2z ω 4 = 0. (41) λzi = ωϕ = From the equation (36), the following will be obtained: (40) When the equation (39), for the critical force, is equalized with the equations for the buckling force of the referent truss, with its buckling length sk, (i.e. the referent truss length), sk i.e. the length coefficient β will be determined as: β= π2 2 Iω l 2GIt + . I z π 2 EI z C= ωy = 2 (1 − γ )2 + 4 az2 c , γ= r2 c2 , (44) γ → 0 ⇒ ω+ → ω y Thus, the eigenvalues of the thin-walled beam exposed to the constant axial force F0, can be determined from the equation (37). If the following relations are adopted as: μ= where γ is non-dimensional geometry characteristic of the cross section. Fϕ = 4. PARAMETER STABILITY OF THE BEAM The unloaded beam eigenvalues can be determined from the equation (36). Let us consider just the basic mode shape, i.e. when k = 1 is replaced in equations. If the partial frequencies (the buckling and the torsion) are identified as: Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 9‡15 (2007) c r = ω p ∧ ω − → 0. (50) ip ip p2 = F0 , Fy = xk2 EI z , Fy 1 r2 (EIω xk2 + GIt xk2 ) , r 2 EI z xk2 Fy ω y2 Ω2 r2 , = = = = , γ Fϕ ωϕ2 EIω x 2 + GI t c 2 ω y2 k from the equation (37) will be obtained: 14 M. Gavriloski, B. Hamidi, Z. Bogatinoski (1 − μ − p 2 )⎡⎢1 − γμ ⎛⎜⎝1 + 2βrz2ez ⎞⎟⎠ − γ p2 ⎤⎥ − ⎣ ⎦ 2 γ − 2 [μ (a z − ez ) + a z p 2 ] = 0. r (51) The equation (52) is of the fourth order, so it has four roots. The first two are determined as: Ω 2 = ω y2 ⋅ 2A B ± B 2 − 4 AC , 1 − (μ ± v ) − n 2 a − ez − γ (μ ± v ) z − az n2 2 r − (μ ± v )(a z − e z ) − a z n 2 2β z e z ⎞ − γn 2 = 0 ⎛ 1 − γ (μ ± v )⎜1 + ⎟ r2 ⎠ ⎝ where: μ= (52) F0 F Ω2 , v = t , n2 = 2 , Fy 2 Fy ωy Fy = x k2 EI z , Fϕ = while the other two are: B ± B 2 − 4 AC Ω 2 = ω y2 ⋅ , 2C (53) where: γ = Fy Fϕ = ω y2 ωϕ2 = 1 r2 (EI ω x 2 k ) + GI t x k2 , r 2 EI z x k2 EI w x k2 + GI t = r2 c2 (57) . The roots of the equation (58) are expressed as: ⎧ ⎛ 2β e ⎞ A = 1 − μ ⎨1 + γ ⎜1 + z2 z ⎟ − r ⎠ ⎝ ⎩ ⎛ 2 β e − (a − e )2 ⎞⎫⎪ − γμ ⎜1 + z z 2 z z ⎟⎬ ⎟⎪ ⎜ r ⎠⎭ ⎝ θ∗2 = 4ω 2y ⋅ θ∗2 = 4ω 2y ⋅ ⎡ β e − a z (a z − ez ) ⎤ B = 1 + γ − 2γμ ⎢1 + z z ⎥⎦ r2 ⎣ When the non-dimensional parameter of the geometry characteristic is γ << 1, the eigenvalues of the beam exposed to the constant axial force will gravitate toward the boundary values, i.e. γ → 0. From the equation (53) it appears that (the actual sing „±” appears in the index): γ → 0 ⇒ Ω + → ω y 1 − μ ∧ Ω − → ∞ , (54) and from the equation (54): r c = ω y ∧ Ω − → 0 , (55) ip ip When the beam is exposed to the parameter periodical load Ft = F0 + Ft cosθt developed as Fourier's series [7] from the equation (38), considering just the first left diagonal element, the limits of the basic area of instability will be determined as: 1 ⎞ 1 ⎛ det [Rk ] − xk2 ⎜ F0 ± Ft ⎟[S ] − mθ 2 [D ] = 0 , 2 4 ⎝ ⎠ and in the developed form that will be: , (58) B ± B 2 − 4 AC , 2C (59) B ± B 2 − 4 AC ⎧ ⎛ 2β e ⎞ A = 1 − (μ ± v )⎨1 + γ ⎜1 + z2 z ⎟ − r ⎠ ⎝ ⎩ ⎡ 2 β e − (a − ez )2 ⎤ ⎫⎪ − γ (μ ± v )⎢1 + z z 2 z ⎥ ⎬, r ⎢⎣ ⎥⎦ ⎪⎭ ⎛ a2 ⎞ C = γ ⎜⎜1 − 2z ⎟⎟ . ⎝ r ⎠ γ → 0 ⇒ Ω+ → ωy 2A (56) ⎡ β e − a z (a z − ez ) ⎤ B = 1 + γ − 2γ (μ ± v )⎢1 + z z ⎥⎦, r2 ⎣ ⎛ a ⎞ C = γ ⎜1 − 2z ⎟. ⎝ r ⎠ (60) When the dimensionless parameter of geometry characteristic is γ << 1, the beam will be mostly in the buckling oscillation area. The boundary values for the basic ranges of dynamic instability, when γ → 0, will be as the following: from the eq. 59, it will be θ∗ = 2ω y 1 − (μ ± v ), and from the eq. (60) it will be θ ∗ = 2ωϕ r . ip All this refers to the boundaries of the basic areas of instability.To determine the adjacent areas it is necessary to get back to the general equation (38) and to consider the next diagonal element. Finally, this equation can be solved in general form for the critical frequencies. In this case, the numerical values for the mentioned parameters, can be obtained only numerically. Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 9–15 (2007) 15 Stability analysis for thin-walled constructions 5. CONCLUSION When the thin-walled beam with an open cross section of the profile and just one symmetry axis, is exposed to the eccentric pressure (axial) load, in certain conditions, the loss of its elastic (static) stability, i.e. the buckling phenomenon will appear. Thus, the two cases can be notified as: 1) Buckling in the plane of the minimal radius of inertia. 2) Traxial buckling caused by torsion (lateral buckling) [4]. Which case will appear, depends on the cross sectional geometry and the beam length. When the same beam is exposed to the parameter periodical load F = F0 + Ft cosθt in the axial beam direction, the loss of dynamic stability can appear. That means that the excitation frequency is in the dynamic load instability area and that the parameter resonance can notify the following: 1). When the amplitudes of the pressure force are small enough, the non-stability areas are close to the frequency: θ= 2Ω , k (k = 1, 2…), (54), k is the number of eigen mode shapes, θ is the load excitation frequency. 2) Combined resonance can appear in the special case when: Ω k1 ± Ω k 2 = rθ , (r = 0, 1, 2…), where Ωk1 and Ωk2 are two roots of the eq. (37), calculated for the same k; r is the number of harmonics, when the load was developed in Fourier′ series. REFERENCES [1] S. P. Timošenko: Teorija elastične stabilnosti, Naučna knjiga, Beograd, 1952. [2] D. Rasković: Teorija oscilacija, Naučna knjiga, Beograd, 1957. [3] D. Rasković, Osnovi matričnog računanja, Naučna knjiga, Beograd, 1971. [4] C. Petersen: Stahlbau, Vieveg, Wiesbaden, 1990. [5] Lj. Radosavljević: Teorija oscilacija, Mašinski fakultet, Beograd, 1981. [6] W. Z. Wlassow: Dünnwandige elastische Stäbe, Moskow, 1959. [7] Grupa avtori, StalÝnìe listov∫e konstrukcii, Moskva, 1956. where Ω is the eigenvalue of the thin-walled beam exposed to the constant pressure force F0, (53) and Rezime ANALIZA NA STABILNOSTA NA TENKOYIDNI KONSTRUKCII Marjan Gavriloski1, Be}ir Hamidi2, Zoran Bogatinoski1 1 Ma{inski fakultet, Univerzitet „Sv. Kiril i Metodij“, p. fah 464, MK-1001 Skopje, Republika Makedonija 2 Ma{inski fakultet, Univerzitet vo Pri{tina [email protected] Klu~ni zborovi: elasti~na i dinami~ka stabilnost; parametar na rezonancija; sopstvena fleksibilnost na lesni konstrukcii; kriti~na sila na izvivawe Vo trudot e analiziran problemot na stabilnosta na elasti~nite sistemi kako diskreten stohasti~ki sistem. Vo praktikata nekoi elementi od konstrukcijata se izlo`eni na aksijalni dinami~ki sili na pritisok. Ovie optovaruvawa vo dadeni uslovi mo`at da predizvikaat gubewe na elasti~nite osobini, odnosno na dinami~kata stabilnost, koja zavisi Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 9‡15 (2007) od karakterot na optovaruvaweto, geometrijata na napre~niot presek i dol`inata na elementot. Vo trudot se analizirani lesni konstrukcii so otvoren napre~en presek so edna oska na simetrija vo uslovi na rezonancija kako eden od parametrite koj mo`e da predizvikuva gubewe na elasti~nosta i dinami~kata stabilnost. Mechanical Engineering – Scientific Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 17–23 (2007) ISSN 1857–5293 UDK: 658.5 CODEN: MINSC5 – 379 Received: December 17, 2007 Accepted: December 17, 2007 Original scientific paper PRODUKTIONSMANAGEMENT IN KLEINEN UND MITTLEREN UNTERNEHMEN Franc Čuš, Uroš Župerl Universität Maribor, Fakultät für Maschinenbau, Smetanova 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia [email protected] / [email protected] A b s t r a c t: Produktionsunternehmen beschäftigen vernünftige Leute und werden in aller Regel von klugen Managern geführt. Wie kommt es dann, dass sich Innovation und Wandel in erfolgreichen Unternehmen derart schwierig gestalten? Und warum treten für Produktionsmanagement in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen dieselben Muster für Erfolg und mißerfolg im Lauf der Zeit so deutlich in Erscheinung? Wie kann ein Produktionsmanager wissen, wann evolutionärer Wandel angesagt ist? Maßnahmen des Produktionsmanagements können demnach mit Hilfe analytischer Methoden bestimmt werden und sind auf Rechnersystemen implementierbar. Key words: Management; Produktion; Unternehmen; Automatisierungskonzepte; Flexibilität; Kosten 1. EINFÜHRUNG Auf den Weltmärkten ist, nicht zuletzt auch wegen der nationalen Slüsselposition der Wekzeugmaschinenindustrie, ein harter Konkurrenzkampf der Werkzeugmaschinenhersteller entbrant, der bereits erhebliche Opfer gefordet hat. Eine wesentliche Ursache für diesen Konkurenzkampf ist die Tatsache, daß seit Jahren die Weltproduktion an Werkzeugmaschinen höher ist als der Bedarf. Daraus ergibt sich eine generell niedrige Ertragsituation. Da die Kapzitäten weiterhin deutlich wachsen, ist in Zukunft eher mit einer Verschärfung dieser Situation zu rechnen. Produzierende Unternehmen stehen heute mehr denn je vor dem Problem, daß die Produkte den sich ständig ändernden Marktanforderungen angepaßt werden müssen. Die Orientierung an den Kundenspezifikationen besitzt höchste Priorität. Das in hohem Maße dynamische Marktgeschehen erfordert daher flexible und schnelle Reaktionen [1, 2]. Diese bedingen ihrerseits eine Verkürzung der Entwicklungs- und Auftragsdurchlaufzeiten. Zu diesem Zweck müssen Daten, die während der Auftragsabwicklung anfallen und Aufschluß über die Leistungsfähigkeit der beteiligten Unternehmenseinheiten geben, analysiert werden. Hieraus lassen sich Maßnahmen sowohl für langfristig greifende Anpassungen ableiten. 2. KUNDENNÄHE HAT IHREN PREIS Als besondere Stärke der Wekzeugindustrie wird oft ihre Kundennähe herausgestellt. Ihre Fähigkeit, kunden-spezifische Probleme zu lösen, hat eine Tradition, die sich aus der engen Zusammenarbeit der Werkzeugmaschinenbauer mit der Automobilindustrie bei der Planung und Erstellung von Produktionsanlagen für die Großserienfertigung entwickelte. Im Zuge fallender Stückzahlen, Losgrößen und mit dem Aufkommen der NC-Technik wurde die hochproduktive, aber starre Transferstraße oder Sondermaschine mehr und mehr durch flexible Fertigunssysteme ersetzt. Aus dieser Zusammenarbeit entwickelten sich die Systemtechniken, und hier entstanden CIMLösungen: Flexible Fertigunssysteme in Verbindung mit rechnergesteuerten Hochregallagern, automatischer Werkstücktransport und computergesteuerte Werkzeugversorgung, Fertigungsleitrechner und deren Integration in komplexe Vernetzungen unter Einbindung komplexer CAD/CAMSysteme. Aber die Praxis zeigte, daß mit kundenspezifischen Lösungen wenig Geld zu verdinen war. 18 F. Čuš, U. Župerl Hohe auftragsbezogene Projektierungs- und Entwicklungskosten drücken den Deckungsbeitrag und führen zur Ertragsschwäche, die wir als für Werkzeugmaschinenindustrie typisch erkannt haben [1, 3]. Allerdings ist im Bereich der kundenspezifischen Lösungen der Konkurenzdruck – besonders natürlich der Druck der fernöstlichen Anbieter – erheblich niedriger. Sicherlich ist dies auch mit ein Grund dafür, daß sich ein Großteil der Werkzeugmaschinenindustrie in diesem Geschäftsfeld bewegt, dadurch aber auch unter zunehmenden Konkurenzdruck nationaler und europäischer Anbieter gerät (Abb. 1) Analyse der Fertigungsaufgabe Analyse der Arbeitsabläufe Analyse des Werkstückspektrums - Geometrie - Oberflächenqualität - Werkstoffe - Spanngeometrie - Spannart - Losgröße - Anzahl der Lose Anforderungsprofil des Maschinenkonzeptes Bearbeitungsverfahren Flexibilität Automatisierungsgrad Systemfähigket Genauigkeitsanforderungen - Bearbeitungsverfahren pro Werkstück - Stückzeit pro Werkstück - Aufteilung in HauptNeben- u. Rüstzeiten - Kosten Auswahl der Bearbeitungsverfahren Kombination - Drehen und Laserhärten - Drehen, Bohren, Fräsen und Schleifen in einer Aufspannung Substitution - Schleifen/Drehräumen/Hartdrehen/ Harträumen - wälzfräsen/Fließpressen gene Strukturen aufweisen. So sind z. B. Flexible Fertigungssysteme (FFS) mit dem konventionellen Umfeld – Härterei, Dreherei o.ä., aber auch Werkzeugvoreinstellung, Vorrichtungsbau etc. – zu synchronisieren. Die geschilderten Schwachstellen erfordern neue Strukturen für die Steuerung und Regelung aller Produktionsaufgaben. Eine funktionale, zeitliche und organisatorische Segmentierung ist Voraussetzung dafür, daß die Mängel bezüglich der Transparenz, der Reaktionszeiten und der Koordination verschiedener Teilbereiche behoben werden können[3, 4]. Die Segmentierung kann vertikal z.B. nach produktbezogenen oder technologischen Gesichtspunkten erfolgen. Sie bedingt gleichzeitig eine Hierarchisierung und Dezentralisierung der Funktionen, die zur Regelung der Produktion beitragen. Innerhalb dieser Bereiche sind entsprechend feinere Regelungen der Abläufe erforderlich. Ein Eingreifen seitens der Auftragsabwicklungsfunktion ist nur nötig, wenn das Ausregeln von Störungen durch bereich-und teilbereichsbezogene Regelungsfunktionen nicht möglich ist (Abb. 2). Unternehmenserfolg durch termingerechte und kostengünstige Herstellung von Qualitätsprodukten - Laser schneiden/ Wasserstrahlschneiden Einführung von Einzelsystemen CAP BDE CAQ MRP CAD CAM Abb. 1. Analyse der Fertigungsaufgabe zur Konzeptfindung V P - Optimierung (z.B. BOA) - Erweiterung (z.B. Leitstand) - Kopplung (z.B. CAD/PPS) P V Ein großer Teil von Aufgaben des Produktions managements wird heute durch Funktionen der Systeme zur Produktionsplanung und -steuerung (PPS) unterstützt. Dies zeiht sich z.B. darin, daß die Systeme eine nur unzureichende Unterstützung der Werkstattsteuerung bieten, weil sie dirigistich und in zu groben Zyklen sehr detaillierte Planungsvorgaben machen. Das führt zu einer Steuerung auf Meisterebene "am PPS-System vorbei", mit der Folge, daß die Transparenz der Fertigungsabläufe drastisch sinkt. Dieser Umstand wird durch die stochastichen Fertigungsabläufe in der Einzel- und Kleinserienfertigung noch verstärkt. Erschwerend wirkt sich hier weiterhin aus, daß die zu koordinierenden Bereiche sehr hetero- 1970 V M M V 3. VORAUSSETZUNGEN FÜR ERFOLGREICHES PRODUKTIONSMANAGEMENT reproduzierbare Meßgrößen gestufte Regelkreise nachvollziehbare Entscheidungen durchgängiges anpaßbares Zielsystem Optimale Nutzung vorhandener Systeme neue Technologie - Laserunterstütztes Drehen Maschinenkonzept Gesamtkoordination 1980 P P M R M Zeit 1990 V=Vorgaben M=Meßgrößen P=Produktion R=Regler Abb. 2. Produktionsmanagement im Wandel der Zeit 4. PRODUKTIONSMANAGEMENT ALS GESAMTKOORDINATION Die Leistungsfähigkeit eines Unternehmens wird durch die Marktanbindung, die Planung und Vorbereitung sowie die Durchführung bestimmt Die Marktanbindung wird durch den Vertrieb realisiert. Bei Serienfertigern steht die Beobachtung des Marktes zur Bildung von Produktionsprogrammen im Vordergrund, bei Auftragsfertigern dagegen die Auftragsklärung zur Vorbereitung der innerbetrieblichen Auftragsabwicklung. Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 17–23 (2007) Produktionsmanagement in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen Die Planung und Vorbereitung des eigentlichen Herstellungsprozesses obliegt den Unternehmensbereichen Konstruktion, Arbeitsplanung und Disposition. Hier werden einerseits aus der Produktbeschreibung des Vertriebes die internen Arbeitsunterlagen erstellt und andererseits der Ressourcen- und Materialbedarf für die Durchführung geplant. Zur Durchführung gehört auch die Regelung der Fertigung und Montage. Die Aufgabe des Produktionsmanagements besteht in der Koordination der drei Schwerpunkte Markanbindung, Planung/Vorbereitung und Durchführung. Die Gesamtkoordination läßt sich in zwei Ebenen aufteilen: in die Ebene des operativen Produktionsmanagements und in die des analytischen Produktionsmanagements. Gegenstand der operativen Ebene ist die Auftragsklärung und die innerbetriebliche Auftragsabwicklung, d.h. das "Tagesgeschäft". Das analytische Produktionsmanagement setzt auf den Ergebnissen der operativen Ebene auf. Daten, die um Unternehmen gesammelt werden, geben Aufschluß über die Leistungsfähigkeit der beteiligten Bereiche und vor allem über die Wirksamkeit der Koordinationsmaßnahmen. Eine wesentliche Voraussetzung hierfür sind Hilfsmittel zur Beurteilung des Leistungsvermögens des Unternehmens. Die Effizienz der Auftragsabwicklung kann man z.B. anhand von Betriebskennlinien beurteilen, woraus sich Maßnahmen ableiten lassen, die zur Verbesserung des Produktionsmanagements beitragen. 19 daß nur diejenigen Produkte in den Mengen zu den Terminen angefertigt werden, zu denen sie tatsächlich auch benötigt werden 6. MAßNAHMEN IM RAHMEN DES ANALYTISCHEN PRODUKTIONMANAGEMENT Wichtigste Aufgabe des Produktionsmanagements ist die Vorgabe von Zielen, die es den operativen Bereichen ermöglichen, ihren Beitrag zur Erreichung des Gesamtoptimums zu beurteilen [3, 4, 5]. Die Suche nach dem Gesamtoptimum entspricht einer Gewichtung der Unternehmensziele. Allerdings müssen diese strategischen Ziele in solche Teilziele zerlegt werden, die von den jeweiligen Teilbereichen auch direkt beeinflußbar sind. Hier findet sich der Ansatz der gestuften Regelkreise wieder. Einsatz des Menschen Motivation aller Beschäftigten durch: - Flexibilität - sicheres Umfeld - prozeßorientierte Entlohnung und Beurteilung Verantwortung - an Prozessen orientieren - delegieren Schulung aller Beschäftigten: 5. MAßNAHMEN IM RAHMEN DES OPERATIVEN PRODUKTIONSMANAGEMENT Bisher wurde diese Aufgabe im betrachteten Beispiele in der Praxis konkret wie folgt abgewickelt. In der Auftragsdisposition wurde unter Berücksichtigung von Vergangenheitswerten und Marktindikatoren – u.a. den eingegangenen Kundenaufträgen – ein Produktionsprogramm erstellt. Auf dieser Grundlage wurden die Beschaffungsund Fertigungsvorgänge ausgelöst. Wie sich jedoch zeigte, konnten trotz der "optimalen" Losgrößen nicht alle Kunden direkt aus dem Lager beliefert werden. Heute wird die Auftrags- und Fertigungsdisposition nicht mehr getrennt und nacheinander durchlaufen, sondern gezielt koordiniert. Die Umsetzung dieser Maßnahme ging einher mit der Umstellung von der Losgrößenfertigung auf die Just-In-Time(JIT)-Fertigung. JIT bedeutet, Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 17‡23 (2007) - prozeßorientiertes Denken - Kommunikation - Kooperation Führen statt Managen Abb. 3. Gestaltungsempfelungen: Mensch Die Voraussetzung für diese gestuften Regelkreise ist die Entwicklung einer Zielhierarchie, aus der sich die jeweiligen Führungsgrößen ableiten lassen (Abb 3). Da die Teilziele voneinander abhängen, müssen Hilfsmittel zu deren Einstellung herangezogen werden. 7. EDV – UNTERSTÜTZUNG DER PRODUKTIONSMANAGEMENTS Wie anhand bereits ausgeführt wurde, sind die Charakteristika der Gesamtkoordination repro- 20 F. Čuš, U. Župerl duzierbare Meßgrößen, gestufte Regelkreise, nachvollziehbare Entscheidungen und ein durchgängiges, anpaßbares Zielsystem. Die Konsequenz aus diesen Forderungen ist eine Dezentralisierung von Unternehmensfunktionen, um einerseits eine hohe Reaktionsfähigkeit durch die Zusammenfassung von Führungskompetenz und Regelungsentscheidung zu schaffen und andererseits die Systemstruktur schneller und mit weniger Aufwand den sich ändernden Anforderungen anpassen zu können. Der erste Schritt in diese Richtung sind flexible Leitstands-systeme, die die Entscheidungsfindung unterstützen. Diese Tools sammeln und verdichten Daten aus dem Vertrieb, den Engineering-Bereichen, der Materialwirtschaft sowie der Fertigung und Montage. Auf dieser Grundlage werden Informationen aufbereitet und bewertet, wodurch die Ableitung von Maßnahmen erleichtert wird. So unterstützt ein System zur Auftragsabwicklung die Leitstelle bei der Planung des Produktionsprogramms, der Grobplanung von Kundenaufträgen, der Erstellung von Angeboten sowie der Simulation von Anfragen. Darüber hinaus werden Sonderfertigungen und Erstplanungen in die Betrachtung einbezogen. gelte: Je kleiner der Fertigungsbetrieb, desto kleiner ist im allgemeinen auch die Anzahl der pro Auftrag zu fertigenden Werkstücke. Das bedeutet, daß bei der Vielzahl kleiner Fertigungsbetriebe die Forderung nach hoher Flexibilität Vorrang hat um den schnel wechselnden Fertigunsaufgaben zu entsprechen [5, 6, 7]. Dieser hohe Flexibilitätanspruch prägt naturlich die Organisation eines klein- oder mittelständisches Betriebes in einer ganz anderen Weise als im Großbetrieb. Beim klein Betrieb dominiert das Prinzip der Werksttat-fertigung mit ihren besonderen Merkmalennbezug auf den Einsatzvon qualifizierten Arbeitskräften und Universal- beziehugsweise Mehrzweck-Werkzeugmaschinen. Für die Vielzahl dieser Betriebe muß es doch ebenfalls Konzepte für eine »Fabrik mit Zukunft« geben. Konzepte die offensichtlich anders aussehen müssen als die Systemkonzepte der Großindustrie (Abb. 4) Gestaltung der Organisation Auf Wertschöpfung konzentrieren Schlanke Organisation schaffen 8. WERKSTATTORIENTIERTE PRODUKTION Das Feld der werkstarttorientierten Produktion liegt also – von der Fertigungsaufgabe her bedingt – im Bereich der Einzelteil-, Klein- und bis hin zur Mittelserienfertigung. Typische Fertigungsbetriebe, die sich mit diesen Serien-größen befassen, sind die – Werkzeug- und Formenbauer, – Vorrichtungsfertiger, – Sondermaschinenhersteller, – Prototypenfertiger, – Unterlieferanten für Großbetriebe. Vor allem die letzeren gewinnen immer stärker an bedeutung, seitdem sich über die Automobilindustrie hinaus auch andere Industriezweige dem Just-in-time-Prinzip verschrieben haben und die Fertigungstiefe durch teilweise Fremdvergabe ihrer Produktion verringern. Untersucht man die Struktur der metallverarbeitenden Industrie, so existieren Betriebe, deren Merheit den Kleinbetrieben zuzurechnen ist. Eine Größenordnung also, bei der es sich lohnt, nach ihren besonderen Bedürfnissen zu fragen. Allen gemeinsam ist, daß es sich bei diesen Betrieben um relativ kleine Unternehmen handelt. Für sie darf als Faustregel Räumliche und funktionale Integration realisieren - Schnittstellen reduzieren - übergreifende Teams bilden - Tätigkeiten ganzheitlich gestalten - selbststeuernde Regelkreise einführen Hilfsmittel / Systeme - von Mitarbeitern initiieren - am Prozeß ausrichten Produkt- und Prozeßgestaltung parallelisieren Abb. 4. Gestaltungsepfelungen: Organisation 9. AUTOMATISIERUNG DER EINZELTEILUND KLEINSERIENFERTIGUNG Automatisierungskonzepte für den mitelstäandisches Bereich, also für die Einzelteil- und Kleinserienfertigung, müssen sich auf den qualifizierten Facharbeiter ausrichtenund sich im Weksttatbereich maschinennah ansiedeln. Dies bestätigt auch eine Marktuntersucung des ITW der TH Darmstadt, die sich unter anderem auch auf den Stand der Programmiertechnik in Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 17–23 (2007) Produktionsmanagement in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen Abhängigkeit von der Betriebsgröße bezog [10]. Danach dominierte in den Kleinbetrieben eindeutig die Programmierung an der NC-Maschine direkt. Und wenn man bedenkt, daß die CNCMaschine und ihre Programmierung den Ausgangund Kernpunkt eines jeden Automatisierungskonzepts darstellen, dann bestätigt diese Untersuchung klar, daß weiterführende Automatisierungskonzepte für die Klein- und Mittelindustrie in der Tat Werkstattbereich ansetzen müssen. 10. KOMBBINIERTES WERKZEUGUND TECNOLOGIEMANAGEMENT Immer mehr Anwender verlangen eine kombinierte Erstellung exakter Werkzeuge- und bearbeitungsdaten. Grundgedanke ist, daß in Zuordnung bzw. Abhängigkeit vom Werkzeug optimierte technologische Daten zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Entsprechende Programmpakete stützen sich auf Leistungfähige Datenbanken. Die optimierung von schnittdaten und Werkzeugfluß führt zu einer nicht unerheblicher Erhöhung der Maschinennutzung und der Werkstückqualität. Integrierte Module zur Erfassung von Maschinendaten (MDE) und Betriebsdaten (BDE) unterstützen bei der Wirkungsvollen Ausnutzung leistungsfähiger Werkzeugmaschinen. Dem Anwender muß die Möglichkeit zur Verfügungstehen, auf die Ergebnisse von Zerspanungsprüfungen zugreifen zu können, durch welche die unterschiedlichen Schneidstoffe ganzheitlich und praxisbezogen charakterisiert werden. 21 Flexibilität im Vordergrund: das schnelle Umrüsten von einer Bearbeitungsaufgabe zur nächsten, das Spannen des Roteils ohne Vorrichtung direkt auf den Maschinentisch, das Arbeiten ohne Palletenorganisation und nicht zultzt das werkstattnahe Programmieren, häufig durch den Facharbeiter an der Maschine selbst. Hier muß die Zeitspanne vom Eingang des Auftrags bis zur Fertigstellung des Werkstücks möglichst klein werden. Es gilt den Weg von der Zeichnung bis zum fertigen Werkstück so kurz wie möglich zu halten. Dies verbietet eine Fertigungsorganisation mit spezialisierten sequentiellen Arbeitsgängen [5, 6, 8]. Es ensteht eine Fertigungsorganisation, bei der Mensch in der Wekstatt im Mittelpunkt steht. Hier werden die Fähigkeiten und die Kenntnisse des Fertigungstechnikers voll ausgeschöpft, seine Qualifikation voll gefordet (Abb. 5). 11. FLEXIBEL DURCH WERKSTATTKOMPETENZ Je größer die Losgröße, desto wichtiger ist die hohe Produktivität der Werkzeugmaschine. Hier kommt es auf Sekundenbruchteile an. Hohe Zerspanleistung, kurze Nebenzeiten, Rüsten während der Hauptzeit der Hauptzeit sind die Wesentlichen Forderungen an die Wekzeugmaschine. Dies ergibt eine arbeitsteilige Fertigungsorganisation im Taylorschen Sinn, bei derdie Werkstatt zum ausführenden Organ vorgeplanter, fester Arbeitsanweisungen und optimierter CNC-Programme wird und bei der die umfassenden zerspanungstechnischen Kenntnisse des Facharbeiters in der Werkstatt nicht gefragt sind. Ganz andere Anforderungen stellt dagegen die Fertigung kleiner Losgrößen. Hier steht die Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 17‡23 (2007) Abb. 5. Organisatorische Ansätze und Anforderungen an Mitarbeiter 12.WELCHEN NUTZEN HAT DAS ZERTIFIZIERTE UNTERNEHMEN Ein zertifiziertes QM-System dient zur Vertiefung des Vertrauensverhältnisses zwischen Kunden und Liferanten. Die Erwartungen – und internen Effekte – beim Lieferanten sind dagegen aus der Philosophie der ISO 9000 abzuleiten. Die größten Erwartungen richten sich auf Verbesserungen in den eigenen Abläufen. Hierbei 22 F. Čuš, U. Župerl sollen die Anregungen, Hinweise und Vorschläge, die die Normenreihe vorgibt, mit den eigenen Abläufen verglichen und die erkannten Schwachstellen beseitigt werden. Die Vorbereitung auf die Zertifizierung ist immer dann mit erheblichen Kosten Verbunden, wenn eine solche Bewertung und Verbesserung der Abläufe, der Organisation und der Prozesse Längere Zeit nicht durchgeführt wurde [8, 9, 10]. Die Gründe für nicht erfühlte Erwartungen sind vielfältig und häufig in zu hohen Erwartungen und in der unzureichenden Konsquenz der Umsetzung zu finden. Die gennanten Erwartungen suggerieren bei oberflächlicher Betrachtung mit dem Zertifikat ein Allheilmittel für alle Probleme [7]. Dieses Mittel scheint bei richtiger Anwendung dem Kunden seine Verantwortung für die Lieferantenbeziehung und dem Lieferanten seine Verantwortung für die Gestaltung seines Betriebes abzunehmen. 13. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Die nur unzureichende Erreichung von Zielen des Produktionsmanagements zeigt, daß Maßnahmen im Sinne von Gesamtkoordination durch Regelung der an der Auftragsabwicklung beteiligten Bereiche erforderlich sind [11]. Dazu sind verschiedene Bereiche miteinander zu verknüpfen. Außerdem müssen konkurrierende Ziele abgestimmt werden. Basis des erfolgreichen Produktionsmanagements ist die Segmentierung und damit verbunden die Hierarchisierung und Dezentralisierung von Funktionen, die zur Regelung der Abläufe in der Produktion erforderlich sind. Im einzelnen ergeben sich folgende Voraussetzungen für Produktionsmanagement zur Steigerung des Unternehmenserfolges, der durch die termingerechte und kostengünstige Herstellung von Qualitätsprodukten bestimmt wird. Maßnahmen des Produktionsmanagements können demnach mit Hilfe analytischer Methoden bestimmt werden und sind auf Rechnersystemen implementierbar [12]. 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J., 26 (1), 17–23 (2007) Produktionsmanagement in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen 23 Rezime PROIZVODSTVEN MENAXMENT VO MALITE I SREDNI PRETPRIJATIJA Franc Čuš, Uroš Župerl Universität Maribor, Fakultät für Maschinenbau, Smetanova 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia [email protected] / [email protected] Klu~ni zborovi: menaxment; proizvodstvo; kompanija; avtomatizirani koncepti; fleksibilnost; tro{oci Uspe{nosta na sovremenite proizvodni kompanii naj~esto se dol`i na uspe{en menaxment i vraboteni kreativni lu|e. Vo trudot e napraven obid da se dadat nasoki za mo`ni odgovori na slednite pra{awa: Kako inovativnite promeni vo uspe{nite kompanii se integriraat vo politikata na menaxmentot so streme` da se postigne pogolem uspeh? Po koi pre- Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 17‡23 (2007) poznatlivi modeli za uspeh treba da se vodi proizvodstveniot menaxment na malite i sredni kompanii? Kako menaxmentot da prepoznae koga da se vovedat evolutivni promeni vo upravuvaweto so kompanijata? Vo trudot se dadeni mo`ni merki koi e potrebno da gi prezema proizvodniot menaxment bazirani na implementirawe analiti~ki informati~ki metodi. Mechanical Engineering – Scientific Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 25–32 (2007) ISSN 1857–5293 UDK: 621.65 : 621.757 CODEN: MINSC5 – 380 Received: November 28, 2007 Accepted: December 11, 2007 Professional paper PRODUCT CONFIGURATORS AS A TOOL FOR INCREASING COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES Zoran Anišić1, Valentina Gečevska2 1 Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department for Industrial Engineering and Management Department, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Serbia 2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, "SS. Cyril and Methodius" University, P.O Box 464, MK-1001 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia [email protected] // url: www.ftn.ns.ac.yu, A b s t r a c t: The paper will show some practical results of the implementation of mass customization in small companies. Two production programs will be presented, suitable for involving customization in the particular market segments. The first industry solution deals with a furniture production program for shops and boutiques where strategy enables a variation of available modules, dimensions, colors and shapes, while the second industry solution offers a possibility to design and personalize gates, fences, balcony rails and stair rails made of wrought iron. In both cases, modules used for customization are prefabricated in mass production. The paper will focus on the developed product configurators for the above mentioned production programs concerning the product structure, choosing relevant product features, programming language and some early results of their implementation. Key words: mass customization; product configurators; group technology 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Product Configurators Recently, a new set of design solutions, called Product Configurators (PC), have become significant in addressing many of the design issues related to mass customization [1, 2, 5]. They are systems that create, maintain, and use electronic product models that allow a complete definition of all possible product options and variation combinations, with a minimum of data entries. This capability is essential for the companies offering unique configurations to satisfy specific customer needs [1, 3, 4]. Configuration is “…the construction of a physical system according to specifications by selecting, parameterizing, positioning and assembling instances of suitable existing component types from a given catalog” [2]. Despite a huge number of variations, the electronic systems with a mass customization interaction platform consist of three main components: • The core configuration software presents the possible variations and guides the user through the configuration process, asking questions or providing design options. Consistency and manufacturability are also checked at this stage. • A feedback tool is responsible for presenting the configuration. Feedback information for a design variant can be given as visualization and in other forms (e.g. price information, functionality test etc.) and is the basis for the trialand-error learning of the user. • Analyzing tools finally translate a customer specific order into lists of material, construction plans, and work schedules. They further transmit the configuration to manufacturing or other departments. One of the basic division among configurator solutions is the type of interaction with customers [6]. Figure 1 shows online and offline options with possibilities of different programming language realization. Product configurators in conjunctions with CAD/CAM systems and flexible automation (efactories of the future) have the potentials to achieve the goals of data management systems with regards to the rapid product development. These product configurators have emerged as the newest design tools for 21st century product development and will play a key role in realizing the goals of mass customization. 26 Z. Anišić, V. Gečevska OFFLINE CONFIGURATORS CD - ROM DVD - ROM MOBILE COMPUTING ONLINE CONFIGURATORS FROM THE SERVER SIDE SA SERVERSKE STRANE FROM THE CLIENT SA KORISNIČKE STRANE HTML JAVA XML PLUGIN PHP GUI ASP/CGI 2. Product analysis. Analysing products and eventually life cycle systems. Redesigning/restructuring products. Structuring and formalising knowledge about the products and related life cycle systems in a product variant master. Tools: List of features and product variant master. EJB/(JSP) JAVA WAP (MOBIL) Fig. 1. Available technologies for configurator the design Since, CAD is essentially the design portal for products, software directly translates customer requirements into design concepts in the CAD system if necessary. Product configurators feel this need to link the customer requirements to the design stage. Designers or end customers use product configurators to create a product from a set of predefined options or variables. Configurators range from simple tools within limited options to complex rules based systems that bring together all the parts, products and processes to meet the customer specifications. The procedure for building product configurator systems is based on several theoretical domains including: • Modeling concepts – based on object oriented modeling, • Product analysis – dealing with the transformation of product knowledge into a product model, • Organizational aspects – how to organize the development of product configuration systems, • Development of business process – how to identify and redesign a new business process. 3. Object oriented analysis. Creation of object classes and structures. Description of object classes on CRC-cards. Definition of user interface. Other requirements to the IT solution. Tools: Use cases, class diagrams and CRCcards. 4. Object oriented design. Selection of configuration software. Defining and further developing the OOA-model for the selected configuration software. Requirements specification for the programming including user interface, integration to other IT systems. 5. Programming. Programming the system based on the model. Testing the configuration system. 6. Implementation. Implementation of the product configuration system in the organisation. Traning users of the system, and further training of the people responsible for maintaining the product configuration system. 7. Maintenance. Maintenance and further development of the product and product related models. 1.2. A procedure for building configurator systems 2. INDUSTRY SOLUTION The procedure for building configurator systems for mass customization, takes few steps as follows: This chapter deals with building and implementation of the configurator systems on two production programs in domestic companies. 1. Process analysis. Analysis of the existing specification process (AS-IS), statement of the functional requirements to the process. Design of the future specification process (TO BE). Overall definition of the product configuration system to support the process Tools: flow charts, Activity Chain, Model, key numbers, problem matrix, SWOT, list of functional describing characteristics and gap analysis. 2.1. Furniture for shops and salons The first example, presents the successful application of the MC concept on production program of furniture for shops «ŽAKO» Stara Moravica. The production program is developed using the modular principle, and the operational groups of parts are formed, giving them max. level of customization according to technological capabilities Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 25–32 (2007) 27 Product configurators as a tool for increasing competitiveness of small and medium enterprises of manufacturer. Table 1 shows ten operational groups of parts from which one can easily build a wall shelf, as well as attributes allowed to be customized. Figure 2 shows the structural scheme of the complex product – product master, capable to en- compass all modules (subassemblies and parts) and their operational groups. The configurator system for this product is developed in offline internet surrounding, and Figuures 3 and 4 present one segment of the customized wall shelf. Table 1 Operational groups of parts of the furniture OG1 Metal bar OG2 Wall clamp Attributes: Dimensions: Color: Attributes: Color: OG6 Wooden ball Attributes: Dimensions: Color: OG3 Adjustable foot Attributes: Color: OG7 Connect. bar Attributes: Dimensions: Color: OG4 Shelf carrier OG5 Shelf Attributes: Dimensions: Color: OG8 Stand carrier Attributes: Dimensions: Color: Attributes: Dimensions: Material: Color: OG9 Stand OG10 Cons. shelf carrier Attributes: Dimensions: Color: Attributes: Dimensions: Color: 1 1 3 STABLO PS STUBA 1 M 1 1 1 ČEP 1 CORK METAL BAR SUB M.BAR SVETLO LIGHT COVER 1 1 WALL CLAMP PROIZVOD PRODUCT VEZNI EL. 1 1 CONNECT.EL. STOPALO 1 1 NOSAČ1 1 FOOT CARRIER 1 PS POLICE 1 M ID[ SUB SHELF POLICA 1 2 B 1 SHELF 1 1 1 [ TENDER 1 4 1 1 STAND 1 1 Fig. 2. Structural scheme of wall shelf for shops and salons – product master Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 25‡32 (2007) 28 Z. Anišić, V. Gečevska Fig. 3. Product configurator – furniture for shops and salons Fig. 4. Report preview of the confihured product – ready for printing of e-mailing Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 25–32 (2007) Product configurators as a tool for increasing competitiveness of small and medium enterprises 2.2. Wrought iron products Assortment of products made from wrought iron is quite wide, but the main representatives are (Fig. 5): • gates, • balcony rails, • fences, • stair rails, • furniture and other objects. Products made from wrought iron have several centuries long history, and traditional technology assumes completely hand forged manufacturing. Recently, there is a huge number of mass produced elements present on the market, manufactured on high productive forging machines, available at every large supplier of building material. The emerged situation opened the possibilities of applying the MC concept in this area, though designing customized products from prefabricated elements, is slightly more expensive than the classic metalwork made from steel shapes. Current situation in this field on the market and the prices are given bellow (material and manual work included): • products made from steel shapes, the price is 100 €/m2, • products made from prefabricated forged elements, the price is 200 €/m2, • taylormade products, completely hand forged, the price is 600 €/m2, which has opened possibilities for new niche markets, similar to other fields (Fig. 6). Gates Balcony rails Fences Stair rails Fig. 5. Basic products from wrought iron Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 25‡32 (2007) 29 30 Z. Anišić, V. Gečevska Fig. 6. Mass produced elements made with forging machines 2.3. Building product configurator Due to limitation, the paper will cover only the principal development of the gates, as a part of the production program. After the anlysis of available gates made from wrought iron, four basic types are pointed out: • sliding gates, • one wing gates, • two wing gates, • four wing gates Figure 7 shows sketches of basic gate types, which are at the same time complex products representatives. In addition, seven operational groups of parts are given, with the minor part of the total number of elements, together with parameterized sketches for the complex representative of the group, used for designing all four types of gates (Tab. 2). Designing the gate can be easily performed using the drag and drop technique. The customer just has to select the desired element from the correspondent operational group and to drag it to the field in the chosen type of the gate. The product configurator system performs positioning of the element, and/or the necessary number of instances that have to be copied, having in mind the standard distance between elements of 120 mm and the overall wide of the gate defined by the customer. The product configurator is built in Delphi programming language, in offline mode, according to the category of the product. It is expected that the customer download configurator file, perform customization and upload the desired solution for further quotation and adjustment. Sliding gate One wing gate Two wing gate Four wing gate Fig. 7. Basic types of gates Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 25–32 (2007) Product configurators as a tool for increasing competitiveness of small and medium enterprises 31 Table 2 Operational group of parts from the wrought iron p11 p12 p21 p31 p22 p32 Complex product p13 p23 p33 …. C-CURVES VERT.BARS S-CURVES SHARP END Operational group of parts OG1 OG2 OG3 OG4 p51 p52 OG5 p61 p62 OG6 HINGES LOCKS CENT. DETAIL p41 TWO WING GATE COMPLEX PRODUCT REPRESENTATIVE 1 – Sharp ends, 2 – S-curves, 3 –Vert.bars, 4 – Bottom area, 5 – Central detail, 6 – Door lock, 7 – Hinges CUSTOMIZED TWO WING GATE Designing the product using elements from correspodent operational groups p71 p72 ..... OG7 3. CONCLUSION From the given examples, it can be concluded that for a large number of production programs certain suitable segments of the market could be found, for applying the MC concept. It is a relatively narrow market niche positioned between the cheapest products, mass produced and very expenMa{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 25‡32 (2007) sive taylor made products, manufactured on special demand. The constant and progressive development of IT, especially in the domain of product design, process planning and control, necessary for the MC sustainability, opens possibilities for widening this market segment, giving perspective for the future. 32 Z. Anišić, V. Gečevska Besides the mentioned market situation, product configurator development is very important regardless of the applied level MC concept. The product configurator enables easily processing a large number of inquiries and forwards them to the production system for further designing of nonstandard parts and process plans for manufacturing. Visualization of the product through showing possible modification on computers impresses customers and they are more readily for buying even the possibility for customization is minimal. The fact is, that at this moment, only large international leading companies have power for implementation of the MC concept but small and medium enterprises could have benefits even now, through the application of certain segments concerning configuration and visualization of products. Introduction of the approach and refreshment of the marketing promotion – offering personalized products will strengthen their competitive position on the market for surely. Having in mind, that the configurators described in the paper have been in use only few months, there is no valid reverse information concerning behavior of the customers or achieved benefits for the manufacturers. If is just left to track every single request in order to improve effects. 4. REFERENCES [1] A. Karlsson: Assembly Initiated Production – A Strategy for Mass Customisation, Utilising Modular, Hybrid Automatic Production Systems, Assembly Automation, Vol. 22, No 3, pp. 239–247 (2002) (ISSN 0144-5154). [2] M. M. Tseng, F. T. Piller: The Customer Centric Enterprise: Advantages in Mass Customization & Personalization, Springer: New York/Berlin (2003). [3] I. Ćosić, Z. Anišić, B. Lalić: Group Technology as a Basis for Mass Customisation, Proceeding of the 14th DAAAM INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM "Intelligent Manufacturing & Automation: Focus on Reconstruction and Development", Sarajevo, Bosnia (2003). [4] Z. Anišić, I. Ćosić, B. 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Rezime KONFIGURATORI NA PROIZVOD KAKO ALAT ZA PODOBRUVAWE NA KONKURENTNOSTA NA MALI I SREDNI KOMPANII Zoran Ani{i}1, Valentina Ge~evska2 1 Fakultet tehni~kih nauka, Otsek za industrijsko in`ewerstvo i menaxment, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Trg Dositeja Obradovi¢a 6, Srbija 2 Ma{inski fakultet, Univerzitet „Sv. Kiril i Metodij“, p. fah 464, MK-1001 Skopje, Republika Makedonija [email protected] / url: www.ftn.ns.ac.yu, Klu~ni zborovi: strategija mass customization; proizvodni konfiguratori; grupna tehnologija Vo ovoj trud e daden prikaz na prakti~nin rezultati od implementacija na strategijata „mass customization“ (proizvodi za {iroka potro{uva~ka spored barawata na kupuva~ite) vo mali kompanii. Prika`ani se dve razli~ni proizvodni programi pogodni za voveduvawe na strategijata „mass customization“ vo pazarnite segmenti koi tie gi pokrivaat. Prvata proizvodna programa se odnesuva na proizvodstvoto na mebel, kade primenlivosta na strategijata „mass customization“ se bazira na varijabilnosta i modular- nosta na proizvodite konfigurirani preku dimenzii, boi, formi, a vtorata proizvodna programa ja prika`uva primenlivosta na istata strategija kaj proizvodi od kovano `elezo. Vo dvata slu~aja modularnosta e osnova za masovno proizvodtsvo. Trudot ja prika`uva implementacijata na strategijata „mass customization“ preku razvoj na proizvodni konfiguratori za dvete analizirani proizvodni programi, konfiguratori koi se generirani vo soglasnost so strukturata i formite na proizvodite. Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 25–32 (2007) Mechanical Engineering – Scientific Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 33–37 (2007) ISSN 1857–5293 UDK: 621.039 : 004.6 (497.7) CODEN: MINSC5 – 381 Received: November 5, 2007 Accepted: November 6, 2007 Professional paper THE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL INIS CENTER IN PRESENTING MACEDONIAN NUCLEAR AND NUCLEAR RELATED SCIENCES Marija Sejmenova-Gichevska National and University Library “St. Kliment Ohridski”, MK-1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia [email protected] A b s t r a c t: The Republic of Macedonia is 95th Member State of INIS and its participation in this cooperative decentralized system started in 1996 when the Macedonian INIS Center was established to be operated by the National and University Library “Kliment Ohridski” in Skopje. The main objective of this study is to give an overview of the Macedonian nuclear and nuclear related scientific thought presented in the INIS Database. A statistical analysis of the Macedonian INIS Center’s contribution to the INIS Database for the period of its constitution to 2006, by quantifying and reviewing the language, publication type and INIS subject categories of the submitted records is presented. Key words: INIS; Macedonian INIS Center; INIS Database INTRODUCTION Macedonian focal point to the INIS System – the National INIS Center, operates within the framework of the National and University Library “Kliment Ohridski” – Skopje. Its acting is in close relationship with the Macedonian Ministry of Education and Science, which is a National coordinator of the whole activities in Macedonia, connected to IAEA. INIS (International Nuclear Information System) is a bibliographic database covering the worldwide-published literature in nuclear research and technology, as well as collecting the associating full texts of non-conventional literature. Since INIS is based on international cooperation, i.e. at present 117 countries and 23 international organizations have participated in building the INIS Database, the main Macedonian INIS Centre’s task is creating information of the scientific-research activities in Macedonia in the domain of sustainable application of nuclear science and technology. Thus, the achievements of Macedonian respective scientists and scholars are being presented in the global network as INIS is, which not only ensures access to the worldwide scientific and technical literature but it is a base for preservation and exchange of nuclear knowledge. MACEDONIAN INPUT TO THE INIS DATABASE A bibliometric study of the Macedonian nuclear and nuclear related scientific thought presented in the INIS Database is performed. The objective of this study is to quantify and analyze bibliographic records prepared by the Macedonian INIS Center, with particular emphasis on language, publication type and INIS subject categories of the relevant records. The analysis is carried out on the basis of searches and retrievals in the INIS Database on CD-ROM. The period covered in the analysis is 1980–2006/12 and includes all published and input items into the INIS Database until that date. Taking into consideration that the Macedonian INIS Center was established in 1996 and 1997 was its first imputing year, the following period, from 1980 to December 2006, is considered relevant for this analysis. The total number of records of the Macedonian INIS Center processed and submitted to the INIS Database for the above mentioned period is 1023. 34 `M. Sejmenova-Gichevska 1. Language The Language of Macedonian input is Macedonian 55%, English 42%, or both Macedonian and English 3%. There are only 2 records published in Russian and one in Albanian (Fig. 1). 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 577 non-conventional literature is usually available from INIS, unless it is marked with the special indicator “X” (unavailable from INIS). Journal articles represent about 50% of all Macedonian input and papers from conferences organized in our country 45%. Macedonian input also includes doctor or master theses 5% and reports, basically scientific-technical projects financed by the Macedonian Ministry of Education and Science (Fig. 2). 443 600 1 Al b R us 2 495 500 462 400 300 M ac &E ng En g M ac 27 200 0% 3 ok s Bo is R ep or ts Alb es Rus 55% 14 0 Th Mac&Eng 42% 49 C on f. P ro c. Eng 100 lls Mac 0% Jo ur na 3% 0% 5%1% Fig. 1. Number of records (%) per language Journals Conf.Proc. It can be concluded that almost half of the documents are written in English, although Macedonia is a non-English speaking country. It reflects the English oriented publishing policy of the domestic scientific journals. Excluding the journal “Energetika” all Macedonian key journals for the INIS Database (Fig. 3) are published mostly in English. 2. Publication type The INIS cataloguing rules specify different types of records (i.e. book, journal article, report, miscellaneous, patent, computer-medium, audiovisual material) and literary indicators (i.e. short communication, conference, dictionary, numerical data, legislative material, translation, thesis or dissertation, computer program description, standard or specification, progress report, bibliography) that indicate in which format the document reported to the INIS Database is published. The full text of 49% 45% Thesis Reports Books Fig. 2. Number of records (%) per publication type In order to help the user find journal titles easily, INIS prepares the Authority List for Journal Titles. This list is published annually and includes the titles of all journals that have contained articles submitted to the INIS Database. The statistical evidence of Macedonian journals regularly scanned and key journals is shown in Fig. 3. The journal “Energetika” has a high number of records, since it is published quarterly. The rest of the journals is published once or twice per year (in some cases two numbers at once) depending on available publishing resources of the respective journal editors. Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 33–37 (2007) 35 The role of the National INIS Center in presenting Macedonian nuclear and nuclear related sciences Bulletin of the Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia 29 Contributions-Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Section of Biological and Medical Sciences 26 Contributions-Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Section of Mathematics and Technical Sciences 13 258 Energetika 40 Geologica Macedonica 50 Physica Macedonica Proceedings-Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Skopje 54 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Fig. 3. Macedoniam journals 3. Subject categories 200 Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 33‡37 (2007) 150 100 50 S7 5 S7 1 S6 2 S5 8 S4 3 S3 6 S2 2 S1 7 S1 3 S0 3 0 S0 1 INIS is a subject-oriented bibliographic database and according to its rules, the assignment of the primary subject category to each INIS record is mandatory. The primary category should be one for which the scope description encompasses the main INIS topic discussed in the piece of literature. The subject categories are defined in the ETDE/INIS subject classification scheme. In January 2000 the old subject categories was replaced by a new simplified categorization scheme, containing 45 one-level broad subject categories from which 42 only are within the INIS subject scope. The new categories have three-character alphanumeric codes [Tab. 1]. In determining the main INIS areas of the Macedonian input, the primary subject categories are analyzed. In order to reach uniform and comprehensive analysis, the old category codes have been converted to the new. It can be concluded that the subject fields with the highest number of records are topics on energy sources (fossil and renewable), environmental sciences, materials science, engineering related to nuclear science and technology. (Fig. 4) Fig. 4. Records arranged by the primary subject category Table 1 ETDE/INIS Subject Category Codes S01 COAL, LIGNITE AND PEAT S02 PETROLEUM S03 NATURAL GAS S04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS S07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES S08 HYDROGEN S09 BIOMASS FUELS 36 S10 `M. Sejmenova-Gichevska SYNTHETIC FUELS S11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS S12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES S13 HYDROENERGY S14 SOLAR ENERGY S15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY S16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER S17 WIND ENERGY S20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS S21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS S22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS S24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION S25 ENERGY STORAGE S29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY S30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION S32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION AND UTILIZATION (ETDE only) S33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS (ETDE only) S36 MATERIALS SCIENCE S37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY S38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY S42 ENGINEERING S43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS S46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY S47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION (ETDE only) S54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES S58 GEOSCIENCES S60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES S61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY S62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE S63 RADIATION, THERMAL AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS S70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY S71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS S72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS S73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS S74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS S75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY S98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION S99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS CONCLUSION In accordance with the decentralized philosophy of the INIS System, INIS National centers collect nuclear related information published within their boundaries, prepare the associated input and send it to the INIS Secretariat at the IAEA in Vienna. The INIS Secretariat then provides quality control of the input submitted by all INIS Members and produces various formats of information products, available to the nuclear community in both developing and developed countries. Macedonia contributes to this system through its National INIS Center, making the Macedonian nuclearrelated literature visible worldwide and facilitating the transfer of nuclear knowledge among Macedonian scientists. The International Nuclear Information System (INIS) is an excellent mechanism of international cooperation that brings benefit to all. REFERENCES [1] N. Marinkovic: Research Reactor Records in the INIS Database – A Bibliometric Study, March 2002. [2] W. Mandl: Impact and public acceptance of INIS’ bibliographic studies, April, 2002. [3] C.-D. Hillebrand: Analysis of Low and Medium Physics Records in Databases: Science and Technology Indicators in Low and Medium Energy Physics (with particular emphasis on Nuclear Data), November, 1998. [4] C.-D. Hillebrand: A Survey on Publications in Fusion Research and Technology: Science and Technology Indicators in Fusion R & T, October, 1998. [5] D. Dimitrov: Bibliometriska analiza na spisanieto “Bibliotekarska iskra”, Bibliotekarstvo, 23 (2), 19–28 (2005). [6] Marija Sejmenova-Gichevska: The Republic of Macedonia in the International Nuclear Information System (INIS), Bibliotekarska iskra, 17 (1–2), 99–104 (1999). [7] Marija Sejmenova-Gichevska, Slave Jakimovski: The Journal "Zbornik na trudovi – Mašinski fakultet Skopje" in the International Nuclear Information System (INIS), Zbornik na trudovi – Mašinski fakultet Skopje, 19 (1), 3– 10 (2000). [8] Marija Sejmenova-Gichevska: The digital collection of the INIS center for the Republic of Macedonia, Bibliotekarstvo, 22 (2), 77–81 (2004). [9] Atieh Taghrid, Robert Workman: INIS: The World’s Nuclear Knowledge Reservoir, IAEA Bulletin, 47 (1), 50– 51 (Sep 2005). [10] ETDE/INIS-02: Subject Categories and Scope Description, IAEA, Vienna, 2002. [11] IAEA-INIS-11 – INIS: Authority List for Journal Titles, IAEA, Vienna, 2006. [12] Presenting INIS, IAEA, Vienna, 1999. Mech. Eng. Sci. J., 26 (1), 33–37 (2007) The role of the National INIS Center in presenting Macedonian nuclear and nuclear related sciences 37 Rezime ULOGATA NA NACIONALNIOT CENTAR NA INIS VO PREZENTACIJATA NA MAKEDONSKITE NUKLEARNI I NUKLEARNO ORIENTIRANI NAUKI Marija Sejmenova-Gi~evska Nacionalna i univerzitetska biblioteka „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“, MK-1000 Skopje, Republika Makedonija [email protected] Klu~ni zborovi: INIS; makedonski centar na INIS; baza na podatoci na INIS Република Македонија е 95-та членка на INIS i нејзиното учество во овој децентрализиран систем започна во 1996 година кога беше формиран Македонскиот центар na INIS во рамките на НУБ „Климент Охридски“ – Скопје. Основната цел на оваа студија е да даде преглед на македонските нуклеарни науки и нуклеарно ориентирани Ma{. in`. nau~. spis., 26 (1), 33‡37 (2007) науки дадени во базата на податоци na INIS. Презентирана е статистичка анализа на придонесот на Македонскиот центар за базата на податоци на INIS од неговото формирање до 2006 година преку давање преглед на податоците за јазиците, типот на публикациите и категориите според INIS и нивните нумерички karakteristiki.