- Preparation for PTS - assess the assembly process of U-bolts (also known as rope clips)
a. Watch the 3 videos provided of the U-bolt assembly tasks.
i. U-bolts without a fixture https://montana.techsmithrelay.com/fidv
ii. U-bolts with fixtures https://montana.techsmithrelay.com/Aj4d
iii. U-bolts alternate abilities https://montana.techsmithrelay.com/dubd
b. Compare and contrast (1 page of text) the assemblies across abilities and fixtures. Your observations only at this point. Save this text for final report.
c. Create 3 operation process charts.
i. Assembly without a fixture (video i)
ii. Assembly with 1 fixture (video ii)
iii. Assembly with 2 fixtures (video ii)
d. Create 3 LH/RH / two-hand process charts for the same assemblies in 1c above.
i. Assembly without a fixture (video i)
ii. Assembly with 1 fixture (video ii)
iii. Assembly with 2 fixtures (video ii)
e. Now evaluate the job and the workstation identifying both good and bad features. You will evaluate the same 3 assemblies chosen above.
i. If a good feature, indicate the principle of work design that justifies its use.
ii. If a bad feature, redesign that feature, using a principle of work design to justify the change.
iii. Be thorough and concise. Use the tables below on page 2. You will complete 2 tables. You may combine the assemblies using 1 and 2 fixtures into a single table.
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