Optimizing the Glass Fiber Cutting Process Using the Taguchi Methods and Grey Relational Analysis

Chao-Lieh Yang
DOI: 10.4236/njgc.2011.11003                

Abstract

This paper mainly describes a new approach to optimizing of the cutting glass fiber with multiple performance characteristics, based on reliability analysis, Taguchi and Grey methods. During the cutting process, the speed, the volume and the cutting load are optimized cutting parameters when the performance characteristics, which include Weibull modulus and blade wear, are taken into consideration. In this paper, optimization with multiple performance characteristics is found to be the highest cutting speed and the smallest cutting volume, and the medium cutting load. An analysis of the variance of the blade wear indicates that the cutting speed (47.21%), the cutting volume (14.62%) and the cutting load (12.20%) are the most significant parameters in the cutting process of glass fibers. In summary, the most optimal cutting parameter should be A3B1C2. The results of experiments have shown that the multiple performance characteristics of cutting glass fiber are improved effectively through this approach.

Keywords

Blade Wear, Cutting, Glass Fiber, Grey Relational Analysis, Optimizing, Taguchi Methods

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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