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Examines customer-focused manufacturing at Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation and the diverse management techniques used there. In order to meet the changing needs of customers and to ensure profitability...
Explores the capabilities and basic machine sub-systems of the two primary electrical discharge machining (EDM) processes - ram and wire-cut. Shows how this thermal cutting process can produce products such...
Discusses the reengineering process with regard to manufacturing organisations, using case studies featuring Texas Instruments, Pratt & Whitney and the development of the Saturn car by General Motors.
Introduces sheet metal shearing and bending, exploring the many elements necessary for proper execution. Defines ‘knife clearance’, essential for proper shearing, and how it is modified for different...
Looks at sheet metal properties and die structure and operations. Explains stamping dies and the processes which form parts from sheet metal. Shows examples of different die operations such as shearing,...
Looks at the sheet metal stamping press and its use in forming parts from sheet metal. Sheet metal stampings range from simple stamped parts to complex curved shapes. Discusses the differences between...
Thermal and abrasive waterjet cutting separates materials with one cut and can utilise multiple cutting heads to cut multiple shapes simultaneously. Introduces the three most commonly used thermal cutting...
Explains current practices in work measurement and shows how manufacturers are using work measurement to measure productivity improvements. Case studies include Cooper Instrument Corporation (a time study on...
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A video lecture by Seiichi Nakajima, developer of the total productive maintenance (TPM) scheme, at the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance. He gives an overview of TPM, with video exampes of TPM work and...
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