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News Release from: Bosch Rexroth | Subject: Manual Production System
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 June 2005
Modular storage eliminates production
waste
Linked manual workplaces and material supply shelves, including material containers and track rollers, helps users to do away with production waste.
The new components in the Manual Production System from Rexroth provide a means of production thanks to its transparency and high flexibility By linking manual workplaces and material supply shelves, including material containers and track rollers, users now can do away with production waste, claimed the company
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 27 Jun 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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It follows the current trend to decrease automation in production and thus allows for higher flexibility, added Rexroth.
With the kanban principle, less material is in the production flow.
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Instead of stockpiling parts, which tie up capital, only the components actually needed to produce an order are delivered and supplied to production.
Rexroth said that it provides a modular system that can be arranged according to individual needs and purchased in an assembly kit, or completely assembled.
The Manual Production System is composed of three pillars - configurable workplaces and shelf systems, as well as the corresponding manual linking components.
Workplaces, and shelf systems can be designed according to demands and flexibly converted or expanded at a later point.
The price comprises the basic price and the price for the individual components used.
Simple connection technology and compatibility with all other products in Rexroth's modular assembly system allow for fast construction and conversion, said the company.
Thanks to the modular assembly system, the new tailor-made workplace comes in a wide range of variable dimensions and various materials for an individual and flexible design.
For example, workplaces can be equipped with material shelves, side panels, a reinforced strut extension, or power-wrench hangers that can be defined and ordered with a single part number.
Rexroth's shelf system comes with rollers in four different colours, so that stock information is immediately visible throughout the entire process thanks to the multi-coloured kanban system.
It also includes rollers with different diameters, flange rollers, corresponding sliding material and brakes for use in different applications.
The XLean version, made up of a steel profile and rollers with or without flange, is said to be a cost-effective alternative.
Lean and XLean can be used to supply materials and link stations throughout the production system and can also be implemented at the workplace, enabling process orientation according to the pull principle said Rexroth.
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