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Personal time and fatigue allowances include in their calculation breaks and unavoidable delays in the operations.
One workday = 8 hrs or 480 minutes
breaks = Two 10 minutes and one 45 minutes
Equivalent= 13.5% + 1.5%(unavoidable delays)= 15%
The unavoidable delays can be calculated...
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Production vs. Maintenance- who is reponsible for the downtime?
1. Machine Breakdown causes:
a. Heat b. Vibration
Preventive Maintenance reduces breakdowns caused by heat
and vibration.
Setup - Inspects Machine prior to use and reports
deficiencies to...
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Have you considered buying a sheet of foam and making your own sleeve? attach the foam to a plastic sleeve ( with perforations for adding your wetting agent)and then slide your assembly over your steel tube.
Why would I want to implement a Six Sigma Program if I already have a Cost Reduction and a ISO 9000 program in the plant? What can I expect different from a Six Sigma Program or a Lean Manufacturing Strategy for that matter?
( are they all horses of the same color? Why all the hipe about this...
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OSHA regarding setup- basically use a safety block between ram and base plate.
Best practice in die setup:
1. Check Tool room tag on die to make sure it is ready for use.
2. use die cart to transfer die from rack to press.
3. Position die set under ram
4. lower ram to die set by...
OSHA has a handbook about press safety. Setup basically you need to use safety blocks to prevent inadverted ram cycling while you are installing the die.
The OSHA 500 course basically covers all of 1910 plus training on how to be a trainer. The Material package that you receive is pretty good. You will get a CD that has training plans so that you can conduct the 10 and 30 hours training. There is a test that is comprehensive to get the designation.
If the choices are between the Operations Manager and the Accounting Dept. The Operations Manager is the better choice because he needs to know when an accident occurs in his facility.
We have a need for an engineering solution to the problem of handling 1000 lbs granite slabs. Our operations requires the slabs to be kept in Work in Process in a rack in a slanted position. However, when we need to handle the slab, we require two employees to move the slab that is going to be...
