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Integrating Impregnation, Traditionally a Batch Process, Into a Lean Manufacturing Environment
Technical Paper
2001-01-0338
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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SAE 2001 World Congress
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English
Abstract
The confrontation between the lean, clean, fast and compact demands of an advanced manufacturing environment and the traditional parameters of impregnation are enormous. Impregnation is a sealing process, typically where hundreds of parts are manually packed into a process basket, and subsequently transferred between a series of large tanks, over a one-two hour cycle.
Achieving the integration of impregnation into a lean manufacturing environment addresses: batch sizes, process times, equipment foot print, plant layout and mobility, environmental waste and automated component handling. Documented by case studies, a new generation of equipment and materials were developed. These advancements were the result of a systematic approach combining process, equipment and chemicals to enable a traditional batch process to be integrated onto the lean manufacturing shop floor.
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Citation
Potts, M., "Integrating Impregnation, Traditionally a Batch Process, Into a Lean Manufacturing Environment," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-0338, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-0338.Also In
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