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Whirlpool: Refrigeration Cabinet Foam Process Modeling

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2015

Student Team

  • John Klocke Master of Business Administration
  • Nick Walker EGL (BSE/MSE Chemical Engineering)

Project Sponsors

  • Mike Anthony Engineering Director, Refrigeration and Dish
  • Mike Hile Engineer Lead, Polyurethane Foam
  • Mae Zyjewski Senior Director, Advanced Manufacturing

Faculty Advisors

  • Brian Love College of Engineering
  • Brian Talbot Ross School of Business

The team built simulation models of Whirlpool’s refrigerator cabinet foam filling process to identify constraints and test production changes. Its recommendations aimed to increase throughput and make better use of capacity across refrigeration assembly lines.