Require MEng Project Suggestions
Require MEng Project Suggestions
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Hi
I work in a Brewery and I am currently undertaking a Masters in Engineering through part time study [thought masters] The last task is to complete a project for which I need a proposal in by mid / late Jan.
I currently work as a Engineer in the area of Grains Handling in the Brewery looking after the Conveyors, Elevators, Explosion Suppression, Milling Process and Spent Grains Equipment and workforce.
I have been hitting my head against the wall trying to think of a project to undertake in this area. I cannot for the the life of me think of something.
If anyone works / has worked in a similar area and can think of any problems / projects they came across please let me know
I work in a Brewery and I am currently undertaking a Masters in Engineering through part time study [thought masters] The last task is to complete a project for which I need a proposal in by mid / late Jan.
I currently work as a Engineer in the area of Grains Handling in the Brewery looking after the Conveyors, Elevators, Explosion Suppression, Milling Process and Spent Grains Equipment and workforce.
I have been hitting my head against the wall trying to think of a project to undertake in this area. I cannot for the the life of me think of something.
If anyone works / has worked in a similar area and can think of any problems / projects they came across please let me know





RE: Require MEng Project Suggestions
RE: Require MEng Project Suggestions
Select something to fix from the responses. Look for items that:
- Have parallels or backups, so if you 'improve' one to an irreparable extent, you won't bring the plant down. This also gives you control data, so if your improvements actually work, you can measure by how much.
- You have a reasonable chance of analyzing and re-engineering without first getting a PhD in something. This also implies keeping the scope of your project small, and limited to stuff that you can measure or find documentation for.
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The maintenance people in particular will propose solutions to long standing problems. Some of them will be stupefyingly brilliant. Some of them will just be stupefying. Accept all such input graciously, without comment. Record who suggested what, and if you use any part of such a suggestion, and it works, arrange some recognition of the originator. It will pay dividends for years to come.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Do you have any experience in the area of CFD and explosion suppression
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I have just completed my project for a MEng degree with Open University, my project was based on the use of heat pumps for drying application.
Good luck
Cooky
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In a lot of the consulting I do the maintenance and production people know what’s going on but no one listens.
Call it “Cost Benefit Ratio Analysis of Employee Generated Improvements in a Brewery Using Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing Principles.” The part about “Using Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing Principles.” Is pretty much garbage but it appeals to a lot folks. When you get down to the bottom of most of these ideas they involve constant reexamination and keeping what works.
Sorry, some prejudice showing here. I remember working as a head cook in a food manufacturing plant and being asked for suggestions. I did a couple pages and heard that the general manager really liked them. What he liked was how well they were written. None of them were ever implemented. No even those like “shim up the pump so it matches the pipe. That way you don’t need one guy to stand on the pipe and bend it so that you can fasten it to the pump” Same place where we used electric forklifts. They didn’t replace the lead/acid batteries as they wore out until they wouldn’t take a charge. We did a lot of fork with hand trucks because the forklifts were on the charger.
Tom
Thomas J. Walz
Carbide Processors, Inc.
www.carbideprocessor.com
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Your going to be in an environment where you can get a bucket load of help, financial support and time to work on the project because it is work related with payback for the company.
It will also be a massive CV booster and the right project could make you an expert in your field, possibly even headhunted if you offer papers to institution or industrial events afterwards.
The kudos you'll get with everyone in the work place will almost make your job more enjoyable.
Doing a work based project is a win-win situation as long as the company you work for can look to the future.
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Ali Jamnia
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Events seldom are easily identified for cause. After you have done a few of these, write a procedure for the benefit of others now and in posterity. In QS9000 this is called a Work Instruction.
An example:
Crashed DC-10's
comprimised control cables
unsecured baggage door
shear deformation in baggage door frame
Inadequate shear strength in engine-tailcone system
yaw vibration of engine in tail
(engines were observed to fishtail during early flight test.)