Just want to congratulate the Team on a brillant perfomance and hope that it will be a success.
Sunday, 2 May 2010
The group Presentation
Here is the presentation slide containing the information used for the presentation session on Wednesday.
Just want to congratulate the Team on a brillant perfomance and hope that it will be a success.
Just want to congratulate the Team on a brillant perfomance and hope that it will be a success.
Our final Crane model
After a long period of designing and re-designing we finally finished with out crane model. below is a picture of of the final module.
Friday, 23 April 2010
Conclusion outlining strengths of the contractor
I believe as the project manager of this group that our project has the required strengths to undertake relief work as contracted. The crane has been designed with quality and tough materials but at the same time also keeping the costs of the materials low.
The crane design has been taught out very carefully to make sure it meets the need of the tender. The design conquers all the aspects; it is small enough to fit in a 4x4, measuring at around 3x2 meters.
It can easily be moved around by hand also keeping health and safety regulations in consideration.
Special training is not needed with the use of this crane as it has designed while considering that it can also be used by non-professionals, although it can be provided at an extra cost.
I feel our project has meet the needs of the tender and its robust enough to be successful although there still might be few weakness but are not very significant.
I would like to thank all the team members of their brilliant effort towards this project and hopefully this project will be successful
If you guys would like to input additional strengths please comment below.
The crane design has been taught out very carefully to make sure it meets the need of the tender. The design conquers all the aspects; it is small enough to fit in a 4x4, measuring at around 3x2 meters.
It can easily be moved around by hand also keeping health and safety regulations in consideration.
Special training is not needed with the use of this crane as it has designed while considering that it can also be used by non-professionals, although it can be provided at an extra cost.
I feel our project has meet the needs of the tender and its robust enough to be successful although there still might be few weakness but are not very significant.
I would like to thank all the team members of their brilliant effort towards this project and hopefully this project will be successful
If you guys would like to input additional strengths please comment below.
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Financial Report (2)
Looking as the whole construction of the emergency crane is to supply a solid crane that Non Governmental Organisations (NGO’s) can use to after natural disasters occur. Therefore it is key to keep profits to a minimal or if possible 0% as the cranes will be used for a good cause. The crane will be based on the concept of simply assembly of interchangeable components (Kit parts) which are essential for repair and improvement processes in order to prolong the crane’s shelf life.
Our simple innovative design means there a reduced number of parts needed, as well as the less number of skilled labour required in the construction of the crane. This means that even a team of 3 engineers all working on specific areas can fully build the crane from scratch bringing the whole production cost down giving our team a tremendous advantage over the market competition.
Labour includes
-Quality Control
-Assembly
-Welding/Bolting
-Polishing/Painting
-Testing
It is very hard to put a cost on labour but with asking around and receiving quotes whilst making aware of the good cause the crane will be serve the: Total Labour Cost Of One Crane should be £ 300
(this includes workforce labour plus machinery and materials required to do the job)
Summary
| Cost Of x1 Crane Kit | £ 680.76 |
| Cost Of x1 Cranes Labour | £ 300.00 |
| Subtotal | £ 980.76 |
| | |
| Total Cost Of x100 Crane | £ 61268.40 |
| Total Cost Of x100 Cranes Labour | £ 30000.00 |
| Subtotal | £ 91268.40 |
Financial Report (1)
The majority of our crane will be made up of steel due to its relative good strength. Steel comes in different forms namely Carbon Steels, Alloy Steel, Tool Steels and Stainless Steels which all vary in price and will be incorporated into various parts of the crane. For the construction of our crane we will be looking at obtaining high quality materials at the lowest available price.
Below is an idea of the typical cost of producing a single fully working model of the crane.
The cranes kit, including cost of each part:
6x L Triggers for Base
£90.00
4x rubberised Steel Handle Bars
£60.16
1x Stainless Steel Rope and Winch system
£67.50
1x Jib Construction System
£105.00
Pulley System
£50.00
1x Hydraulic
£45.80
1x Rotating Base System
£214.03
1x Hook
£48.00
TOTAL COST OF x1 CRANE KIT = £ 680.76
If our team is to win the invitation to tender then the cost will become:
TOTAL COST OF x100 CRANES = £ 68076.00
TOTAL COST OF x100 CRANES at 10% DISCOUNT = £ 61268.40
(The costs quoted above exclude any human/machinery labour required in the construction of the crane)
Reference websites used in estimation of costs
http://www.apluswhs.com/
http://www.metals4u.co.uk/
http://www.midlandwirecordage.co.uk/
http://www.meps.co.uk/index.htm
Below is an idea of the typical cost of producing a single fully working model of the crane.
The cranes kit, including cost of each part:
6x L Triggers for Base
£90.00
4x rubberised Steel Handle Bars
£60.16
1x Stainless Steel Rope and Winch system
£67.50
1x Jib Construction System
£105.00
Pulley System
£50.00
1x Hydraulic
£45.80
1x Rotating Base System
£214.03
1x Hook
£48.00
TOTAL COST OF x1 CRANE KIT = £ 680.76
If our team is to win the invitation to tender then the cost will become:
TOTAL COST OF x100 CRANES = £ 68076.00
TOTAL COST OF x100 CRANES at 10% DISCOUNT = £ 61268.40
(The costs quoted above exclude any human/machinery labour required in the construction of the crane)
Reference websites used in estimation of costs
http://www.apluswhs.com/
http://www.metals4u.co.uk/
http://www.midlandwirecordage.co.uk/
http://www.meps.co.uk/index.htm
Benefits of our crane
Innovate high-performance
applications with versatile Optim
• Achieve higher payloads for lifting and transportation applications.
Ruukki is the only supplier of very thin ultra high-strength steels
from 2.5 mm.
• Create more innovative applications with laser-welded thin, wide
sheets and a broad selection of high-strength sections and tubes.
Create good-looking end-products
with Optim, which has great workshop
capabilities
• Enjoy painless forming of Optim thanks to its minimal yield strength
variation and high thickness accuracy.
• Benefit from easy welding thanks to low alloying of Optim. Increase
welding speed with thinner gauges to save time and money.
• Benefit from excellent surface quality and flatness with our unique
production processes
- direct quenching
- powerful levelling capabilities both for heavy plate and
cut-to-length lines
applications with versatile Optim
• Achieve higher payloads for lifting and transportation applications.
Ruukki is the only supplier of very thin ultra high-strength steels
from 2.5 mm.
• Create more innovative applications with laser-welded thin, wide
sheets and a broad selection of high-strength sections and tubes.
Create good-looking end-products
with Optim, which has great workshop
capabilities
• Enjoy painless forming of Optim thanks to its minimal yield strength
variation and high thickness accuracy.
• Benefit from easy welding thanks to low alloying of Optim. Increase
welding speed with thinner gauges to save time and money.
• Benefit from excellent surface quality and flatness with our unique
production processes
- direct quenching
- powerful levelling capabilities both for heavy plate and
cut-to-length lines
A little more about Steel...
The material Steel has been used throughout this blog. I think it's about time I clarified what Steel exactly is!
Steel is not just a natural material. It is in fact, an alloy. The term Alloy, is used to describe a material that has been made up of various other materials. Steel consists mainly of Iron. Iron is not that strong as a single substance, by adding other metals to this iron, we produce steel. This steel can be up to a thousand times strong than the original steel!
Above, a photo of pure Iron.
I mentioned the Iron is bonded with other materials, Carbon essentially. Steel typically will have a carbon content ranging from 0.2% to 2.1% pending on weight and quality. Carbon acts and a hardening element, this prevents dislocations in the atomic structure.
Other materials added into the Steel alloy, usually contain the following, Manganese, Chromium, Vanadium and Tungsten. Each are usued to offer different properties to the steel. These can vary from
A sword, for example, must be lightweight, have a high tensile strength, but, ideally, not bend! (Where as a spring, should be very ductile!)
Steel is not just a natural material. It is in fact, an alloy. The term Alloy, is used to describe a material that has been made up of various other materials. Steel consists mainly of Iron. Iron is not that strong as a single substance, by adding other metals to this iron, we produce steel. This steel can be up to a thousand times strong than the original steel!
Above, a photo of pure Iron.
I mentioned the Iron is bonded with other materials, Carbon essentially. Steel typically will have a carbon content ranging from 0.2% to 2.1% pending on weight and quality. Carbon acts and a hardening element, this prevents dislocations in the atomic structure.
Other materials added into the Steel alloy, usually contain the following, Manganese, Chromium, Vanadium and Tungsten. Each are usued to offer different properties to the steel. These can vary from
- Hardness - Ability to stop deforming when a force is applied.
- Ductility - Ability to deform elastically without fracture
- Tensile strength - Amount of stress the material will take without rupture.
A sword, for example, must be lightweight, have a high tensile strength, but, ideally, not bend! (Where as a spring, should be very ductile!)
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