Chaku-chaku lines are the second generation of cells, allowing a single operator to run15 or even 20 machines. The key concept is for all the machines to have automatic unloading, so that the operator focuses on validating each step through go/no-go gauges and loading the workpiece into the next machine. It’s a concept that deserves more attention than it has received so far outside of Japan. Via www.manilatimes.net
Nov 21 2011
Chaku-Chaku lines covered in the Manila Times today — When in the US press?
Via Scoop.it – Cellular manufacturing
Chaku-chaku lines are the second generation of cells, allowing a single operator to run15 or even 20 machines. The key concept is for all the machines to have automatic unloading, so that the operator focuses on validating each step through go/no-go gauges and loading the workpiece into the next machine. It’s a concept that deserves more attention than it has received so far outside of Japan.
Via www.manilatimes.net
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By Michel Baudin • Press clippings • 0 • Tags: Cellular manufacturing, industrial engineering, Manufacturing engineering