Product Improvement and Advanced Production Engineering of the M550 Fuze

Abstract

The objective of the program was to design, develop, fabricate and debug a prototype M550 Fuze assembly line that will be capable, when balanced, of producing 250,000 fuzes per month on a 1-8-5 shift basis. This contract did not require that the line be balanced for a true 1-8-5 shift basis at this time. The prototype line was acquired and installed, with production beginning on a separate contract almost immediately. Appendices are included covering a verbal description of each machine's function; a sample purchase description; listing of operation and maintenance manuals, and a list of drawings for the assembly and test machines; operating instructions for the test machines; and a comment on automated line production through February 1974 and suggested improvements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0780170

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  • George T. Keller

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Contracts
  • Control Panels
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Instruction Manuals
  • Instructions
  • Machines
  • Maintenance
  • Manufacturing
  • New Jersey
  • Production
  • Production Engineering
  • Prototypes
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