Automation of a Diamond Plant
Osae Asare, Emmanuel (2012)
Savonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201201161381
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201201161381
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Abstract
In present modern industrialization's, automation and machine vision technology are essential in majority of the companies. Automation and machine vision technology can be found in different practical applications such as, space application, hospitals, manufacturing and production industries, robotics and biological systems and many more.
The thesis has been carried out to solve the problem faced by Ghana Consolidated Diamonds Ltd at Akwatia in Ghana. The company has been on divestiture for the past eight (8) years as result of inefficiencies in their production plant. The company has recently been given to a wholly-owned Ghanaian company, Great Consolidated Diamonds Ltd after winning the bid.
The thesis aimed at adopting an innovative approach to build on the existing company production design to design cost-effective and higher productivity automated diamond plant for them using machine vision technology and other automation devices.
The method used in solving the problem includes information provided by the company supervisor, De beers Diamond Ltd (South Africa), guidelines provided by the thesis supervisor and interview conducted with Fountain Pumps Ltd (India). This method was utilized to enable an in depth research of the project.
The result of the thesis proposed a machine vision technology which has the tendency to reduce losses and increase production at a faster rate. It will help the company to meet their production demand and brings innovation in their way of working.
In present modern industrialization's, automation and machine vision technology are essential in majority of the companies. Automation and machine vision technology can be found in different practical applications such as, space application, hospitals, manufacturing and production industries, robotics and biological systems and many more.
The thesis has been carried out to solve the problem faced by Ghana Consolidated Diamonds Ltd at Akwatia in Ghana. The company has been on divestiture for the past eight (8) years as result of inefficiencies in their production plant. The company has recently been given to a wholly-owned Ghanaian company, Great Consolidated Diamonds Ltd after winning the bid.
The thesis aimed at adopting an innovative approach to build on the existing company production design to design cost-effective and higher productivity automated diamond plant for them using machine vision technology and other automation devices.
The method used in solving the problem includes information provided by the company supervisor, De beers Diamond Ltd (South Africa), guidelines provided by the thesis supervisor and interview conducted with Fountain Pumps Ltd (India). This method was utilized to enable an in depth research of the project.
The result of the thesis proposed a machine vision technology which has the tendency to reduce losses and increase production at a faster rate. It will help the company to meet their production demand and brings innovation in their way of working.