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News Release from: System Store Solutions | Subject: Storage planning at Rolls Royce
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 July 2007
Air engine plant assisted with storage
planning
When production of military and civil engines was transferred to a new plant, the manufacturer sought aid to develop storage systems to improve equipment location, layout and processes.
When Rolls Royce (RR) transferred its military and civil engine production from a one hundred year old manufacturing plant in Derby, UK, to a new facility nearby, it consulted System Store Solutions to develop storage systems and improve equipment location, layout and processes A range of high-value compression system components for civil aero-engines are manufactured on the new Sinfin D site in Derby
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 27 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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It took months for RR to prepare the relocating and organising of storage for new equipment and 'transition teams' were formed to organise the move.
These teams made the practical arrangements for the plant and consulted System Store Solutions, the supplier for around 50% percent of cabinets and shelves at the facility.
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Ian Whittaker volunteered on the CDD (Casing Disc and Drums) transition team: "The CDD team consists of me and seven others," explained Whittaker.
"We worked with a 'detail design' team for a number of months before making arrangements for machine moves.
The design team decided on layouts for Sinfin D and made requests for cabinets, tools and consumables, but the rest was up to us." Whittaker's team planned to transport a number of old cabinets and drawers from the main works building, but not all of the storage was suitable for use at the new facility.
RR has greater capacity at Sinfin D and production is increasing, so the CDD transition team had to provide a large amount of additional storage.
The team carefully researched the best available options before making a choice about storage supplies.
"We had to shop around for suggestions and prices.
We knew System Store Solutions because the Shafts transition team had already ordered some cabinets from the company.
We investigated these products and decided to order from the same supplier," said Whittaker.
The storage needs included workshop tool cabinets, shelving, filing cabinets, drawers and other equipment.
The 'detail design' team's list of items gave details of products that had been listed for use by a number of different teams, and the CDD team had to search to locate similar supplies.
Dean O'Neil, a sales representative from System Store Solutions, helped the team to find suitable items together with storage options that exceeded expectations.
Before completing the order list, Dean O'Neill visited the Sinfin D site to fully assess the needs of the team and to offer his expert advice.
All the cabinets had to be hardwearing and robust and shelving had to be strong enough to support extremely heavy fixtures.
Once the order had been confirmed, equipment was delivered on time and installed within a week.
"So far, the new storage has enabled us to organise the whole area," said Whittaker.
"All tools have been given specific locations and items are a lot easier to access.
A certain amount of storage is still going to be transported from the old plant but the majority of machines have new cabinets and the new factory has a much cleaner appearance.".
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