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Jigs to Standardize Production

[increasing production efficiency by using templates]

[Summary & Motivation] [Community] [Specifications] [Issues] [Contacts] [Diagrams / Pictures]

Summary & Motivation	Project Initiator: Contractors at ATS Start Date: January 2005 Projected Completion Date: Not applicable Current Status: Rough implementation One of the largest problems afflicting ATS currently is non-standardized production. Each product is an individual item which has unique dimensions and properties. There is no mass production of single parts so the final items can be made more rapidly; instead, each oven or solar dryer is painstakingly made before moving onto the next one. Jigs, or metal templates that are used to hold parts in a certain, standard configuration could be used to make production more standardized. The jig guarantees that each assembly is made in the same fashion, preventing standardization problems. Jigs could be made of steel or wood and would be relatively cheap and easy to produce. [top]
Community	The jigs would be used by ATS staff or by contractors who are producing ATS products. [top]
Specifications	Must be cheap to produce Allow certain tolerance of error that is acceptable by ATS Easy to load and reuse [top]
Issues	At ATS, a group of four contractors has been employed to produce a certain number of solar dryers and then take the process to their own small business. They have successfully constructed a jig for use in producing the sides of the dryer. Help is needed in the following areas: Designing jigs to hold together the rest of the solar dryer base so that it can easily be welded. Designing jigs for the bread oven. Designing jigs for the Thaba Tseka stove. Drawing plans for the jigs and developing instructions on how to use them. [top]
Contacts	Project Leader: K. Matete MIT Contact: Amy Smith <bee17@MAC.com> ATS Contact: K. Matete <korantam@Hotmail.com> Website (If applicable):   [top]
Pictures	PICTURES Description (Name) [Date] Download Solar Dryer Jigs Photo Album Three pictures of jigs currently being used by ATS contractors to produce solar dryers (M. Zedler) [9.01.05] *.html (Link) [top]

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