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Lean Layout Do’s and Don’ts

Flexibility and flow are critical to efficient assembly line design

Austin Weber

May 2, 2019

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Optimizing flow and minimizing waste are two of the basic elements of lean manufacturing. Those concepts also play a critical role in laying out assembly lines.

MIT Focuses on Human-Robot Interaction

Austin Weber

September 3, 2015

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Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are studying how robots and humans can work closer together on assembly lines.

Chrysler Redesigns Assembly Line to Boost Productivity

September 25, 2014

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WARREN, MI—Chrysler engineers revamped more than 350 workstations at a 76-year-old assembly plant here to boost production of the popular Ram pickup truck.

Mazda Assembly Plant Produces One Car Every 54 Seconds

August 28, 2013

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HOFU, Japan—Mazda has built a super-efficient assembly line here that rolls off vehicles at a stunning rate of one every 54 seconds.

Since cobots burst onto the manufacturing scene a decade ago, they have transformed many factory floors and made automation more accessible to smaller manufacturers. These next-generation machines can control force and work safely next to people on assembly lines without traditional safety guarding.

Since 2001, business leaders in myriad industries have been using Lean Six Sigma to drive improvements, enabling their companies to reduce cycle time and waste and increase revenue and profits. In this presentation, the world’s most respected expert on Lean Six Sigma, Michael L. George Sr., shows how to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to dramatically enhance any Lean Six Sigma management program.

Items Tagged with 'assembly line efficiency'

ARTICLES

Lean Layout Do’s and Don’ts

MIT Focuses on Human-Robot Interaction

Chrysler Redesigns Assembly Line to Boost Productivity

Mazda Assembly Plant Produces One Car Every 54 Seconds

Assembly Magazine

2019 September