The work station design affects the production rates, efficiency and the accuracy with which an operation can be performed. A work station not only needs space for the worker and the machine, there are plenty of other items which also need accommodation. Space requirements and a few more factors governing a good work station design, are described below: (a) Space [...]
The different steps involved in process planning are: 1. Preparation of Working Drawing 2. Make or Buy Decision 3. Process Selection 4. Machine Capacity 5. Process and Equipment Selection Procedure 6. Selection of Material, Jigs, etc. 7. Preparation of Documents. Step # 1. Preparation of Working Drawing: A product is depicted by its drawing. A working drawing is a document [...]
This article throws light upon the three main types of process planning. The types are: 1. Manual Process Planning 2. Automated Process Planning 3. Generative Process Planning. Type # 1. Manual Process Planning: This type of planning is known as man-variant process planning and is the commonest type of planning used for production today. Planning the operations to be used [...]