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Cassette Assembly Station
Optimization
By Randy Greenberg
SMA
Due Date: 12/14/99
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Objectives:
• Produce 1000 cassette assemblies
per week for each of 3 worldwide
locations
• Use common processes and
procedures for interchangeability
• 40 hour work week
• 75% location utilization
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Measure of success:
• 1000 units per week
• Maintain 40 hour shift
• 75% location utilization
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Schedule:
• Data collection
11/01/99
• Working model with recommendations
12/7/99
• Validation of model
2/15/00
• Revision to model
3/15/00
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Product description:
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Cassette module used in circuit
breaker to make and break the circuit
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Key components are:
1.Cassette housing
2.Rotor
3.Contact arm
4.contacts
5.Straps
6.Springs
7.Pins
8.Arc chute
9.Ablative material
10.Links
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Simulation layout
• Work area breakdown
Welding
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Line and load strap T(59,63,72)
Contact arm welder T(95,110,130)
Staking
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Second link to contact arm T(40,50,61)
Molding
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Cassette Deflasher T(310,345,400)
Arc chute assembly
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Arc chute T(57,64,75)
Assembly
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Rotor assy T(65,71,82)
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Strap to cassette T(67,71,90)
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Arc chute insulation and rotor to cassette
T(95,105,110)
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Initial Layout
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Results-first run
•383 units output
•Run for 37.5 hours
•deflash bottleneck
•Double number of deflash stations
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Initial run output
Percent utilization-inital run
Cassette deflasher station
location
Arc chute insulation and rotor to cassette
Strap to cassette
Rotor assy
Second link to contact arm staker
Arc chute assy
contact arm welder
Line and load strap welder
0
20
40
60
% util.
80
100
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Results-First modification
• 766 units output
• Deflash still bottleneck
• Add third station
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First modification run
Percent utilization-first modification
Cassette deflasher station
location
Arc chute insulation and rotor to cassette
Strap to cassette
Rotor assy
Second link to contact arm staker
Arc chute assy
contact arm welder
Line and load strap welder
0
20
40
60
% util.
80
100
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Results-Second modification
•Output 1000 units
•Strap to cassette utilization only 65%
•Combine ablative material with strap to
cassette location
•Transfer 20 seconds to this station
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Second Modification output
Percent utilization-second modification
Casset t e def lasher st at ion
location
Arc chut e insulat ion and rot or t o casset t e
St rap t o casset t e
Rot or assy
Second link t o cont act arm st aker
Arc chut e assy
cont act arm welder
Line and load st rap welder
0
10
20
30
40
50
% util.
60
70
80
90
100
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Final results
• Utilization greater than 75%
• combine rotor and second link to contact arm
staker
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Final Results
Percent utilization-third modification
Cassette deflasher station
Arc chute insulation and rotor to cassette
location
Strap to cassette
Rotor assy
Second link to contact arm staker
Arc chute assy
contact arm welder
Line and load strap welder
0
20
40
60
% util.
80
100
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Conclusion
• Capable of meeting goal of 1000 units per
week
• Need to add two additional deflash stations
• Combine rotor and second link to contact
arm staker operations