Development of a Prototype Automated Assembly Machine Production Line for the Area Denial Artillery Munition (ADAM).
Abstract
A two-phase program developed a prototype line of automated assembly machines for production of ADAM. An engineering study was conducted to review all the assembly operations and to ensure that the list of machines was feasible. With the completion of the study and the establishment of a line of prototype machines, complete sets of general and detailed machine specifications were written. Machine manufacturers were then solicited, and the bid presented by the Honeywell Machine Development Laboratory was ultimately accepted. The machine design, development, and build efforts then started. Contract modification P00007 called for station-by-station and function reviews of each machine. Contract modification P00009 authorized the retooling of the machines to reflect the latest concepts and design changes. The Honeywell Machine Development Laboratory proceeded with making the changes and delivered the completed machines to the manufacturing facility for use in the production of ADAM. A second machine concept study was initiated under contract modification P00011 to establish the number and types of machines required to balance the line and support a production rate of 140,000 units per month. The manufacture of machines proposed in this concept study was ultimately funded under Contract DAAK10-77-C-0018.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA068625
Entities
People
- C. B. Christensen
Organizations
- Honeywell International, Inc.