MM&T: Material Handling.

Abstract

The movement of gun tubes which are large (12 in. dia.), long (20 feet), and heavy (up to 4 tons), through the shops as well as positioning the pieces in machines for metal removal presents an unusual and difficult material handling problem. In 1975, the Watervliet Arsenal MM&T project 6717042 'End Item Manufacturing Guide' included a report prepared by RCC Inc. This report indicated that the move time for gun tubes was determined to be 12% of the total time spent in manufacturing a gun tube. It was felt that this percentage of time could be cut in half by using properly selected material handling systems and equipment. With the 'REARM' program occurring this was the ideal time for modernizing the material handling procedures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA119652

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automated Guided Vehicles
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • End Items
  • Engineering
  • Guns
  • Inspection
  • Machine Tools
  • Machines
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Handling
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • New York
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Production
  • Tools

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • ballistics.