Tray Pack Prototype Plant Design
Abstract
This project report describes the engineering design of a prototype production facility for the automated manufacture and assembly of Tray Pack foods for Army field feeding use. The plant was designed to produce 44 menu items for a total production rate of 17 million Tray Packs/year on automated assembly lines designed to operate at 20 cpm. The report describes the schematic engineering design of the entire facility which includes the following activity areas: I. Receiving Warehouse, II. Preparation Area, III. Filling Lines, IV. Sterilization Area, V. Packaging and Labelling Area, VI. Shipping Warehouse, and VII. Administrative/Staffing Areas. The overall size on the plant is 210,081 square feet. A cost analysis of the plant, personnel and equipment together with appendices describing equipment suppliers, specialized automation equipment, and related software products is also included.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA180296
Entities
People
- J. M. Smith
Organizations
- University of Massachusetts Amherst