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History of Manufacturing EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL BY: MR. NABASNY
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Why Manufacture? Manufacturing accounts for 20% of the US gross domestic product Employs 17% of the United States work force
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History of Manufacturing Prior to 19 th century Artisans Handmade products
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Eli Whitney Interchangeable Parts
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Early 1900s Henry Ford Assembly Line! No Safety Practices 1911, 200 fingers severed Doubles the workforce minimum wage 1979, First death by robot! (Terminator)
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Early 1900s Kiichiro Toyoda Lean Manufacturing “Just in Time” Manufacturing Five areas drive lean manufacturing/production: Cost Quality Delivery Safety Morale
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Mid 1900s Jervis B. Webb Co. creates first electronically coordinated conveyor system
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Manufacturing Today Automatic Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) Automatic Library System “Grabs Data File” Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) Computer controlled systems use pallets to transport work Rapid Prototyping 3D Printing Selective Laser Sintering Fused Deposition Modeling (Putting Plastic Down By Layers)
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Manufacturing Today Work Cell Manufacturing resources arranged into a group Work Envelope Range of motion of a robot or machine Degrees of freedom are individual movements
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