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APC (American Power Conversion) : Motion & Drives

The document describes process improvement efforts at an electronics manufacturing facility. It identifies problems like unnecessary worker movements, waiting for materials, and searching for parts. To address these, it implemented things like an auto screwing machine, bus bar racks, kanban cards for inventory, lifters to reduce lifting, and cable racks. These changes reduced non-value-added time in assembly processes. For two product models, standard times were reduced by 1.911 hours and 2.869 hours respectively after eliminating waste.

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APC (American Power Conversion) : Motion & Drives

The document describes process improvement efforts at an electronics manufacturing facility. It identifies problems like unnecessary worker movements, waiting for materials, and searching for parts. To address these, it implemented things like an auto screwing machine, bus bar racks, kanban cards for inventory, lifters to reduce lifting, and cable racks. These changes reduced non-value-added time in assembly processes. For two product models, standard times were reduced by 1.911 hours and 2.869 hours respectively after eliminating waste.

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APC (American Power Conversion)

Motion & Drives

Objective

To Determine Standard Time Of the Model

Cycle time reduction by eliminating NVA Process Improvement

Methodology

Video Study

Report generation

Implementation

Timer pro analysis

Recommendations

Problems Identified
Un availability of hardwares in the work station Un availability of tools in tool box

Waiting & unnecessary movements to bring sub assembly to line


Re work Waiting for Class A,B,C materials from ware house

Searching for cable wire (all wires dumped in same bin )


Searching for bus bar (all bus bar dumped in same box) Manually lifting the heavy weight sub assemblies to fix to unit

Action taken
Implement Auto Screwing machine It avoids Manual work. Accuracy more Easy to handle It is operator friendly Cycle time of assembling dc bank is reduced

Implement bus bar rack


It avoids searching time for bus bars . Part number of Bus Bar will visible clearly. It avoids crosschecking time part number of bus bar with work instructions

Implement kan ban cards


There is no signal system here so material specialist didnt get any signals if bins are empty operator use to him this leads to delay in working and unnecessary waiting.

By implementing this leads to reduce waiting time for Common parts in work station It avoids Operator move to other station to get materials By implementing kanban system operator need not to inform to material specialist to replenish the materials so it avoids waiting time.

Implement lifters Avoid Manually assembling the Bypass assembly Accidents are avoided It is more Safety than doing Manual Operator strain eliminated One person can easily handle

Implemented Cable racks


Avoid the searching for power cables Easily identify the power cables with part number Avoid crosschecking time with wok instructions

Finishing and Packing


Problems Root Cause Actions Taken

Damaged pallet from vendor side Cartons are not able to identify.

Due to transportation and storage Cartons are dump in one place

To improve the Transportation and storage Method. Storage rack provided for carton Storage rack provided for carton

Rework due to carton damage.


High cycle time due to movement

Due to storage.
Strech wrapping m/c is far from carton packing place. It should keep near packing place

Space congested

Cartons and pallets are heavy and bulky.

Increase the work area

Standard Time For Model AIC (ON- 1391)


Present
Process Build Line Sub Assembly Packing and Finishing Testing Total (hrs) Standard Time (hrs)
5.773889 3.920833 0.130278 1.640833 11.466

Proposed
Process Build Line Sub Assembly Standard Time (hrs)
4.5680 3.14611 0.130278

Packing and Finishing


Testing Total (hrs)

1.580
9.475

By reducing the NVA 1.911 hours was reduced

Standard Time For Model S9


Present
Process Build Line Sub Assembly Packing and Finishing Testing Total (hrs) Standard Time (hrs)
4.727222 1.769722 1.462222 4.013333 11.973

Proposed
Process Build Line Sub Assembly Packing and Finishing Testing Total (hrs) Standard Time (hrs)
2.645 1.659 1.022 3.776 9.104

By reducing the NVA 2.869 hours was reduced

Thank You

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