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Mr. Ganesh Shantaram Sinare , Sanjay B Zope.

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A conveyor system is a common piece of mechanical handling equipment that moves materials from one location to another. This work presents an application of concept of concurrent engineering and the principles of design for manufacturing and design for assembly, some critical conveyor parts were investigated for their functional requirements, suitability, strength, cost and ease of assembly in the overall conveyor system. The existing system will be modified and optimize for weight, results in material saving by suggesting modification and analysing the critical conveyor parts. The improved design methods and the functionality of new conveyor parts were verified and tested on a new test conveyor system designed and manufactured using the new improved parts. The improved methods for design and production of conveyor components is based on the minimization of materials, parts and costs using the different rules of design for manufacture and design for assembly. Detailed results will be found in the final part of the dissertation.

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