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Manufacturing process improvement via metal chip removal from standoffs
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| Title: | Manufacturing process improvement via metal chip removal from standoffs |
| Authors: | Dooley, James
Kim, Youngmin
Oh, Hyung
Savadel, Nick |
| Issue Date: | 26-Mar-2007 |
| Abstract: | Southco, Inc. is a manufacturer of access hardware of many types. One
line of hardware is completely dedicated to captive fasteners. These captive
fasteners utilize a standard screw with a spring and round standoff over the shaft
to create a sprung fastener which can be fastened onto panels. When these
standoffs are milled from raw bar stock on either Davenport or Wickman
machines, there are occurrences of small chips of aluminum or steel that become
lodged in the inner and outer diameter. During assembly, these chips can cause
frequent jamming. The jamming of the assembly machines causes significant
down time and the standoffs removed become waste because they can not be
recycled. The removal of these chips from the process has been discussed at
Southco, but no real solution has come about. It is our objective to find a method
to remove the chips before they enter the assembly process. There are several
alternatives being considered. These alternatives range from machines that
utilize air for either suction or push, oil, and other alternatives that would utilize a
small pin to push out the chips. Out of these alternatives the design team will
choose the most reliable and cost efficient method. The final product will be a
machine that separates and possibly sorts these standoffs and chips, or a
component add-on to the existing assembly machine. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1340 |
| Appears in Collections: | Senior Design Projects (COE)
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