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Aims to develop an understanding of the way in which the properties of the engineering materials - steel, aluminium, timber and plastic - affect the design of large lorry-mounted containers. Different forms...
When this programme was filmed Austin Rover had completed the design on their K-series engine and had just commissioned the assembly line. Discusses the design philosophy behind the engine leading to the...
Demonstrates the Japanese 5S approach to housekeeping activity in manufacturing industries: seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu, shitsuke - cleaning up, organising, cleaning, standardising, and discipline -...
Uses interviews with engineers and operators at Desoutter Ltd to show how introducing one-piece flow cells in the assembly area has dramatically cut leadtimes and work in progress.
Describes the poka-yoke (mistake proofing) concept, Shigeo Shingo’s approach to quality control, a system designed to detect and correct human errors before they result in defective products. Describes the...
Presents the latest development in computerised production control. Diesigned by CIM experts withing the textile industry, the course addresses the training needs of engineers in all kinds of manufacturing...
Shigeo Shingo’s introduction to the Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) technique, which he developed. SMED allows any changeover can be reduced to less than ten minutes. Part 1 presents the theory of...
Training package introducing total productive maintenance (TPM) using the words of its developer, Seiichi Nakajima. Looks at TPM as a company-wide improvement programme, focusing on the five major TPM...
Compares changeovers in Indianapolis 500 motor racing with those in the press shop of a Cosma International manufacturing plant. Uses interviews with designers, drivers and pit crew on the track, and with...
Demonstrates how Brighton Polytechnic implemented a Design and Manufacture Programme (DAMP) as part of an initiative to create a more practical training for engineers following the recommendations of the...
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