ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF A PRODUCT CARRIER FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION

Optimization is momentous for anything and everything that wants to grow. It often aids in manufacturing world for cost cutting, without compromising the quality. The objective of this research article is to optimize the design of the product carrier for an industry, which manufactures long members of chassis for various commercial vehicles. Product carrier is an integral component, employed for the transportation of long members to the curing oven, to conclude the dry finishing or powder coating process. This article compares the existing design of product carrier with proposed design in terms of Von-Mises stress and deformation. It has been observed that the proposed design with lower weight is unaltered in the mechanical strength. Also, the modified design has been verified and accepted by the industry