1. Value Engineering in a Manufacturing Facility
Stephen Papa

2. Dresser-Rand Company has been among the largest global suppliers of rotating equipment solutions.
Compressors
Steam Turbines
Expanders
Gas Turbine Packages
Control Systems

3. The Problem:
Moving the Dresser Rand’s compressor cases around the facility
Rotate a case 90 degrees from vertical.
To support the case for both horizontal and vertical movements.
To support more than 100,000 pounds.
Currently process can be:
Unsafe
Damaging to the case
Damaging to the facility.

4. Mission Statement:
The objective of this project is to develop, design and build a safe compressor lifting technique for flipping and rotating finished compressor cases for the Dresser Rand Olean Manufacturing Facility.
Key Business Goals:
Increase safety (operators, cases, facility)
Complete the case flipping and rotating quicker
Reduce the number of operators
Reduce the ergonomic and human factors effects

5. Staffing Requirements:
This senior design project should be appealing to a student that is interested in:
Value Engineering in a manufacturing facility
Manufacturing and Production Engineering
Designing and developing tooling for a manufacturing facility
Ergonomics and Human Factors
Staffing Requirements:
2 IE’s:
Ergonomics / Human Factors Engineer
Manufacturing and Production Engineer
3 ME’s:
Design Engineer
Process Engineer
Structural Engineer:

6. Project Background
Project Name: Value Engineering in a Manufacturing Facility
Project Number: P08455
Primary Customer: Dresser Rand, Olean Manufacturing Facility
Faculty Guide: Dr. James Taylor (ISE)
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