Development and Evaluation of Prototype Heat Shrink Masking Machine

Abstract

This design project consists in developing a prototype equipment to reduce the heat variability produced by the current heat shrink installation process. A heat Shrink tubing is a shrinkable plastic tubing commonly used to insulate, protect and joint. The methodology followed in this design project was the six sigma development methodology DMADV which means: Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, and Verify. The implementation of this prototype equipment will provide temperature and time process controls that do not dependent on the operator’s perception and will allow reduction of the heat variability of the current process. Key Terms - Heat Shrink Masking, Lead, Temperature, Time.