Final Project Presentation Industrial Assembly Workstation

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Final Project PresentationIndustrial Assembly
Workstation
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Work-related Injuries

• Injuries in the workplace continue to be a
  financial issue
• Company is self-insured
• Over 100 injuries this year
• Up over 100 from a decade ago
• Up over 15 from last year
• Solutions
• Better training
• Better workstation design

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ExampleSingle-Phase Internal

• Current injuries
• Back problems
• Lacerations from falls
• Strained muscles
• Causes
• Units are too heavy to push
• Units are too tall

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Current Workstation Design
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Units
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RecommendationRedesigned Work Station

• Powered conveyor to move units
• Reorient units with new fixture
• Adjust height
• Adjust angle of access

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New Fixture
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New Fixture Specifications

• Weight Under 750 lbs.
• Opening Height 42 1/2
• Opening Width 34 1/2 - 28
• Adjustable Tilt /- 30 degrees
• Cost lt7500
• All steel construction
• Standard Parts
• Modular
• Easily transportable