Contact Information: Contacts: Todd Walter Godfrey 717-393-383 ext 133 Kevin Gingerich Bosch Rexroth Corporation Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies 816 East Third Street Buchanan, MI 49107 Telephone (269) 697-5295
New Podcast: Improving Assembly Operations Using Lean Workcell Components
New Podcast Episode Features Application Example Telling How Rexroth Lean Workcell Components Helped Bosch Security Systems Cut Waiting Time, Improve Quality and Eliminate Waste From Assembly Operation
| Source: Bosch Rexroth Corporation
BUCHANAN, MI--(Marketwire - July 31, 2008) - Bosch Rexroth (www.boschrexroth-us.com/lean)
has released a new lean manufacturing audio case history discussing a
real-world example of how one company cut waste, improved quality and
reduced waiting time using lean workcell components in its assembly
operation.
The audio application story can be downloaded for free from the Bosch
Rexroth lean manufacturing podcast page at
www.boschrexroth-us.com/leanpodcast.
Featuring Mark Ellis, manager of product assembly at Bosch Security Systems
(www.boschsecurity.us),
this audio case history tells how the company benefitted from building a
modular workcell line with components from Rexroth's Manual Production System
(MPS).
Bosch Security manufactures, supplies and distributes closed-circuit
television (CCTV) cameras and monitors, digital recording and switching
systems, and IP network video products. When the company decided to replace
their flagship AutoDome camera with
new and improved modular units, they opted to implement a lean workcell
that would offer more flexibility and avoid waste to help them meet
production needs.
Rexroth provided Bosch Security Systems with aluminum structural framing,
flow racks,
workstation lighting, electrostatic discharge (ESD) surfaces, and other MPS
products. Using Rexroth T-slotted aluminum structural framing
as the foundation of the lean cell, all the work components are mounted in
easily accessible locations.
Rexroth's ergonomic workstations
allow parts bins, tools, shelves, and fixtures to be positioned in optimum
locations for efficient work. The workstations support one-piece flow
within the workcell and can accommodate complete schedule flexibility with
no downtime for line changeovers. This results in a production flow without
stoppages or delay.
The "Bosch Security Lean Manufacturing Case History" is episode number five
in Rexroth's lean manufacturing podcast series, available for listening or
free download from the company's website at
www.boschrexroth-us.com/leanpodcast. The podcast series is also available
from the iTunes podcast library and other podcast directories on the web.
Developed by Bosch Rexroth's Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies group, each eight-
to ten-minute lean
manufacturing podcast episode presents guest experts and information to
help manufacturers and OEMs understand and apply lean principles and
practices in their businesses.
Visit www.boschrexroth-us.com/lean for more information on lean
manufacturing.
