Feasibility Study of Alternative Fabrication Methods.
Abstract
A detailed and theoretical design analysis of the Body and Liner Assembly System has been presented in this report. The Novatronics concept of a machine to automate a presently manual production line has been successfully tested by jury rig methods and the feasibility of this concept is assured. The jury rig systems proved that the Novatronics approach to axially align and concentrically load body and liner assemblies over end assemblies can be achieved. However, since the concept of the 3-D jury rig did not prove to be attainable and therefore should remain a manual operation, the Body Assembly System only gives a 9% return-on-investment and is not recommended for implementation. The web handling techniques for the Body and Liner Assembly System were also proven feasible by jury rig methods and conversion to an automated operation employing this equipment will provide an impressive 98% return-on-investment. The results of the Novatronics analysis of alternative methods for automating production show that based on an efficiency factor of 70% and operating the equipment on a three-shift-per-day basis, one system can produce 1,846,380 body and liner assemblies per year.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA081558