Developing an e-cigarette tray-based production system during a student exchange program

The subject of the thesis was to develop a design for an e-cigarette tray-based production system during a student exchange program. 13 students from the Technical Department of Windesheim University of Applied Sciences took part in a development project, which was made for TDC Kampen. The thesis was made for the Savonia University of Applied Sciences. The purpose of the thesis was to create a design for a new type of technology and gather thoughts and experiences of doing the project while taking part in a student exchange program. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences offered a course called Project, which was used for the thesis. The project was done abroad in the Netherlands for a student exchange program. The project started from scratch to only give an idea of a tray-based system for the group of students. In the beginning ideas and solutions were gathered for a couple of weeks which included a guided brainstorm session about the whole production system. The group of 13 students was divided in different areas of the process and this thesis includes a closer view for Quality Control group´s work. The tray-based production system includes multiple products in one tray which goes through the assemby sections. The concept from Festo was used for testing the tray. The product, which was used for tests, contained separated parts. These parts needed to be sorted out and assembled. The Quality Control group made solutions for checking that everything has gone well at each section of the process. Machine vision, resistance checks, weighing and laser sensors were used for controlling the quality of the product. As a result of this thesis, a combination of each group´s designs with the test results and discussion about working abroad was obtained. Solutions that came up with this project were mostly successful and usable for the process. Because TDC is a machinery provider, options were suggested with the assignment. These options are crucial for TDC, because their customers will decide the investment for building the machine. The results of the project can be used in the future for building a machine. As a result, a discussion about doing the thesis for a student exchange program was obtained, too. Thoughts and experiences could be used for the future students that are willing to write their thesis in the same way.Appendixes are only for the use of the client