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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

News - Information for Material Handling and Transport Operation Industrial Engineering Analysis

Process Improvement using engineering knowledge to reduce cost through increasing productivity of machines and men by reducing machine time and man time is the main activity of industrial engineering.

Many other disciplines help industrial engineers to achieve their objectives. But the main discipline that is the foundation for IE is engineering of products and processes.




Lesson 140 of  Industrial Engineering ONLINE Course.

Sub-Module in Process Improvement - Transport - Material Handling Operations

Lessons  136  -  137  - 138 - 139 - 140 -  141


There is a three way break up of time in a process.

Value added activity time + Non-value added activity time + No value added time.

Cost is incurred all the time. Time reduction is cost reduction if resources are same. (Narayana Rao, 19 July 2021)







Material Handling Equipment Suppliers


https://www.galifcooregon.com/            Galifco YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP_xKXV2Dcg

https://www.yale.com/en-us/north-america/


Do it. It is Real Engineering. Industrial Engineering is Engineering Primarily.

Find 5 new engineering developments every day in elements related to facilities, products and processes in your organization and assess their use for industrial engineering. 
Best Practices in #IndustrialEngineering 

2025

Quicktron Robotics Launches QuickMix Suite of Integrated Goods-Handling Technologies for the USA

18 December, 2025

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 11, 2025 – Quicktron Robotics announced that it will launch the QuickMix suite, its newest generation of intralogistics innovations, in the USA. QuickMix is a full suite of integrated goods-handling technologies including G2P systems, QuickBin+, QuickBin Ultra, QuickCube and Mixed Picking Workstations. The company’s QuickMix hybrid solution combines tote-to-person, shelf-to-person, pallet-to-person, high density storage and flexible transport into a single robot control system platform. Designed for multi-robot collaboration, QuickMix enables operations to adapt to complex and rapidly changing needs. 



2023 News Material Handling and Transport

Layout issues are part of transport improvement

2023

Honda Aircraft Plant Layout Maximizes Operator Efficiency
By Austin Weber
Honda Aircraft Co.'s new facility has been designed to allow assemblers to “maximize their efforts under the safest possible conditions.”


2022 News Material Handling and Transport

Forklifts with Steering Control using Miniwheel or Joystick - Linde Material Handling
Ergonomics Improvement

TAWI Material Handling


Lift, load and deliver! Double your productivity in Logistics


Return on Investment
When investing in new solutions or systems, it is critical to the return on that investment. We know for certain that one important benefit you will get from implementing assisted lifting solutions are healthier and happier employees. You will also decrease sick leave and associated costs, as well as minimize the trouble of having to reorganize personnel to cope with the daily tasks.

6 Months ROI


Tawi Lifting Trolleys
Industrial Lifting and Handling for Rolls, Drums, and Containers
The Pro40, Pro80, Pro140, Pro180, Pro250 Tawi lifting trolleys
ROI for most of our clients is 6 months. The maximum we’ve seen is a whole year, though one of our pharmaceutical companies did realize an ROI on the TAWI lift trolly within 3 months!

Videos of TAWI Material Handling Solutions


Bag handling solutions


Bag Emptying Solution
Servitech solution using Kawasaki Robot

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcq8oXR-yQg
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Material Handling Carts

https://www.globalspec.com/learnmore/material_handling_packaging_equipment/material_handling_equipment/industrial_carts_industrial_trucks

Case Study

Pfizer Installs Feeding Systems For Continuous Manufacturing Operations
Source: Coperion & Coperion K-Tron
Source: Pfizer Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH, Freiburg
Coperion K-Tron has supplied two feeding systems to Pfizer Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH in Freiburg, Germany, as part of a project to expand their existing plant and switch to continuous production.
https://www.pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc/pfizer-installs-feeding-systems-for-continuous-manufacturing-operations-0001

Material Handling
 
Egemin automates Pfizer’s production logistics with AGV


Egemin recently sold an AGV system to Pfizer Freiburg. The system consists of 4 AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) that will deliver the ingredients for medicine production to 150 workstations, via the best possible route.
https://www.expo21xx.com/news/egemin-production-logistics-agv/

Sr. Manager, Industrial Engineering for Amazon in Material Handling.

Amazon  Bellevue, WA 2 weeks ago (As on 25.3.2022)

About the job -Job Summary

DESCRIPTION

Amazon created one of the most sophisticated supply chains in the world. From the introduction of Amazon Prime, to the use of advanced technology for package delivery, Amazon consistently drives change from the front of the pack.

Amazon is now searching for an innovative and solutions-oriented Sr. Manager, Industrial Engineering to be a part of our global initiative of developing and delivering the next generation of world-class fulfillment systems. Successful candidates are natural self-starters who have prior engineering experience in the integrated automation project life cycle, including development, design, implementation, enhancement, and support.

As a Sr. Manager, Industrial Engineering for Amazon Fulfillment, you will work with some of the most talented engineers in the design, development, and delivery of physical distribution systems around the globe. You will lead a team of engineers that executes complex cross-functional projects and programs that focus on the building of new, the alteration of existing, and the closing of end-of-life material handling and technology systems. As a senior manager, you are responsible for establishing the right engineering team structure and overall execution strategy to meet long-term business needs. You have a strategic focus, and you partner with business leaders, technical managers, and senior engineers to deliver the long-term strategy of program growth and project execution.

You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open collaborative environment. Amazon’s culture encourages innovation and expects engineers to take a high-level of ownership in solving complex problems.

Key job responsibilities

Responsibilities

Own the design and development of engineering solutions for complex material handling challenges considering human/equipment interactions for the North America fulfillment network

Lead and coordinate concept and design development efforts for optimal solutions for the North America fulfillment network through equipment specification, material flow, process design, ergonomics, associate experience, operational considerations and site layout

Lead and manage a team of talented engineers handling multiple projects at a time

Work closely with vendors, suppliers, and other teams to create innovative solutions

Simultaneously manage multiple high-visibility projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners, contractors, and vendors

Innovate with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems, including robotics and mechatronics, across many new fulfillment and logistics centers that are being built each year

Provide technical leadership for large-scale industrial engineering projects using MS Excel, AutoCAD, and MS Project

Work with complex MHE, packaging lines, and process design based on Lean Manufacturing tools and techniques

Drive engineering best practices (e.g., operational excellence, safety, security, quality, performance, etc.) and set standards for project execution and installation management

Coordinate with local site management to ensure proper operator training, procedural compliance, maintenance, and safety practices are followed for new and existing equipment

Build strong relationships with partner organizations within the company such as North America Start-up, North America Launch team, Worldwide Design team, North America Procurement, Information Technology, Loss Prevention, Facilities, Safety, Change Management and North America Operations

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s in Mechanical/Industrial/Process Engineering or related STEM field; or 2+ years related Amazon experience

10+ years of experience in a similar field or related occupation of Design/Innovation, Research & Development, Manufacturing/Process/Industrial Engineering

5+ years of experience managing and leading a team of 10+ engineers

Experience with MHE and packaging lines or process design based on Lean Manufacturing techniques

Experience using MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software

Experience leading engineering design projects and interacting with cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

MBA/Master’s Degree, or other advanced degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Process Engineering, Operations, Business Administration or related field and at least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in the specialty

Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems including robotics and high-speed manufacturing

Proficiency using AutoCAD 3D

Proficiency using advanced simulation modeling tools (Flexsim, Arena, Simio, etc)

Proficiency in running SQL queries and data mining

Experience in engineering and estimating material handling and storage systems

Operations Management/ Fulfillment/Distribution Center experience preferred

Capital project management skills

Proficiency with concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, and reliability analysis

Design-in-Safety experience

Experience with process design based on Lean Principles.

Six Sigma certification

Proficiency using business/technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software.

Proficiency with concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making.

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sr-manager-industrial-engineering-at-amazon-2921990368/



IRB 5710 and IRB 5720 - large ABB robots increase speed and flexibility for material handling
ABB Robotics, 9 Mar 2022

Making industries more competitive with ABB’s large new robots. Introducing IRB 5710 and IRB 5720 powered by ABB’s new OmniCoreTM controller V250XT featuring ABB’s TrueMove and QuickMove motion control technology. The OmniCore V250XT controller enables the robots to offer class-leading speed, improving production capacity with lower manufacturing times. 

Unlock new industries with ABB’s IRB 5710 and IRB 5720 large robots for material handling on EV battery production. EV designs can often be highly complex, and components such as batteries and semiconductor modules can be very heavy or extremely fragile. These demands call for solutions that can offer maximum precision and repeatability to avoid errors in production whilst also improving worker health and safety. ABB’s new large robots will increase the speed and flexibility for material handling on the EV battery production.


Top 5 Material Handling Equipments-Best Review
tooltechexpert, 6 Feb 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l37jG9affik

Material handling equipment in airport sector
Technical Dynamics, 2 Feb 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dwEpWQvA9s

New Material Handling Equipment and Accessories - 2021




Specialty Racking Reach Truck
https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21212706/specialty-racking-reach-truck

Mobile, Heavy-Duty Workstation
https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21212495/mobile-heavyduty-workstation

Open Design Kitting Cart
Creform's A-Frame Kitting Cart is built with 1.65 in. (42 mm) pipe/joint components for high capacity and industrial durability.
https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21212437/open-design-kitting-cart

Configurable Flow Rack/Cart
https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21183704/configurable-flow-rackcart

IoT Tracking Device
https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21183681/iot-tracking-device

Telehandler for Rough Terrain
https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21183024/telehandler-for-rough-terrain

Versatile Electric Reach Trucks
https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21182986/versatile-electric-reach-trucks

Wire Conveyor Belt
https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21182458/wire-conveyor-belt

Ergonomic Pallet Truck
https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21182122/ergonomic-pallet-truck



Material Handling Improvements in SMT 
GlobalSMT   Posted February 25, 2016
https://globalsmt.net/articles_&_papers/a-practical-guide-to-managing-material-cost-impact/?v=c86ee0d9d7ed

A to Z Material Handling Principles

Interesting report of 1953


DTIC AD0020834: AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF CARGO HANDLING: To reduce cargo handling time in ships.

The only significant Improvement In cargo handling has been made In the loading of bulk cargo such as ore and oil. Conveyors and other automatic equipment can load specially designed ships with these commodities at rates as high as 2000 to 3000 tons per hour. Contrast this with the rate of loading general cargo, which Is approximately 10 to 20 tons per hour per hatch or a maximum of 50 to 100 tons per hour If five hatches are loaded simultaneously. Opportunities for the use of mechanical loading methods on the ordinary cargo ship, however, are limited by the fact that the ships are designed for flexibility; i,e. 
to accommodate a wide variety of commodities. 
https://archive.org/stream/DTIC_AD0020834/DTIC_AD0020834_djvu.txt


Flooring Tips for Warehouses and Manufacturers



#Squid - the future of #warehouse #automation! Quite impressive, is it not?
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6810139440699318273/

For corrugated paper board industry

https://www.aftt.co.uk/forklift-battery-guide/



2020 News Material Handling and Transport

https://www.tcm.eu/blog/material-handling-equipment-manufacturing

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products



https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21148222/labeling-management-solution

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21148172/heavyduty-lifts-for-air-cargo-containers

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21148063/narrow-aisle-reach-truck

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21147992/smart-rfid-reader


https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21147585/heavyduty-ic-pneumatic-forklifts

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21147490/rugged-handheld-and-tablet-with-integrated-barcode-scanners

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21147439/telematics-for-vehicle-security-and-fleet-management

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21147432/continuous-polybagging-system

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21146865/sustainable-food-packaging

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21146854/rfid-tags-for-nonmetal-containers

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21146710/accumulation-conveyor

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21146686/gunshaped-rugged-mobile-computer

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21146207/vertical-wrapping-system

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21146206/highspeed-robotic-case-packer

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21146116/telematics-tracking-solution-for-trailers

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21145365/handheld-barcode-reader

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21145289/pallet-separators

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21145246/appliance-clamps-for-palletless-transportation

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21144869/tote-stacker-and-destacker

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21144761/threeway-sortation-system

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21144657/binpicking-system

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21144632/dimensional-weight-solution

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21143426/robotic-fulfillment-solution

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21143423/twotoned-mobile-flow-rack

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21143312/plastic-pallet-for-heavy-loads

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21143306/durable-thermal-film

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21143305/palletizing-robot

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21142777/robotic-palletizers


https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21142762/vehicle-mount-computer-for-logistics

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21142561/package-visibility-for-critical-shipments

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21142553/telematics-system-updated-with-final-hos-rules

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21141920/forklift-tires

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21141918/cloudbased-warehouse-executive-system

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21141830/pallet-storage-and-retrieval

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21141389/inventory-tracking-software

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21141351/lithiumion-powered-forklifts

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21141315/wheel-chock-system

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21140938/small-handhelds-enable-security

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21140937/contact-tracing-safety-wearable

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21140935/mobile-flow-rack

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21140774/large-format-thermal-printer


https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21140287/orbital-wrapper-safety-feature

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21140142/omnidirectional-drive-platform

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21140136/digital-dock-dashboard

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21140069/forklift-joystick

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21139662/rugged-tablet-for-logistics

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21139618/fork-extensions

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21139507/lift-truck-for-oddshaped-items

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21138921/smart-picking-gains-voice-messaging

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21138843/forklift-tiedown-clamps


https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21138414/instore-autonomous-delivery-robots

https://www.mhlnews.com/new-products/article/21138181/autonomous-robot-receives-ul-certification


From July to be included








2 June 2020 - Webinar

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hZXGNuDIQo
Channel: Godrej Material Handling
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JBT’s Automated Guided Vehicles - Overcome Covid Problems

Reduce labor needs, accidents, and downtime and improve overall safety by transforming material movement and warehousing with JBT’s Automated Guided Vehicles

What if the right materials arrived at the right place, at the right time, just in time, every time—with no labor involved? That’s the idea behind JBT’s Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs), which replace conventional forklifts and drivers with connected, intelligent, safe, and efficient autonomous forklifts that have revolutionized and streamlined operations and improved profitability across multiple industries.

AGV Success stories also presented in the article.
https://www.jbtc.com/en/asia-pacific/automated-systems/covid-19-solutions/automation

2018


21 of the Latest and Greatest Material Handling Equipment
Take a look at the latest material handling equipment from barcode scanners to lane changers to automated dumping.

https://www.newequipment.com/plant-operations/media-gallery/22060304/21-of-the-latest-and-greatest-material-handling-equipment

40% of Parcels Delivered Within 2 Hours By 2028
A new study shows that executives expect the most disruptive technologies to be drones (39%), driverless/autonomous vehicles (38%), wearable and mobile technology (37%) and robotics (37%).

MH&L Staff
APR 13, 2018


2016
Self-Driving Robots: Material Handling May Never Be the Same Again
Harnessing Google's self-driving technology, Clearpath Robotics' OTTO 1500 is taking automated material handling off the track and onto the plant floor.
Travis Hessman
https://www.newequipment.com/technology-innovations/article/22058248/selfdriving-robots-material-handling-may-never-be-the-same-again





Material Handling - ILO Work Study Book



Updated 4 June 2021
Posted July 2020

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

News - Information for Storage/Warehousing Operation Industrial Engineering Analysis


Process Improvement using engineering knowledge to reduce cost through increasing productivity of machines and men by reducing machine time and man time is the main activity of industrial engineering.

Many other disciplines help industrial engineers to achieve their objectives. But the main discipline that is the foundation for IE is engineering of products and processes.

Industrial engineer analyzes each process into its ultimate, simple elements, and compares each of these simplest steps or processes with an ideal or perfect condition and modifies the element appropriately. - F.W. Taylor - Hugo Diemer.

Prof. Hugo Diemer  - Taylor's Industrial Engineering

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2020/05/prof-hugo-diemer-taylors-industrial.html





Storage and Warehouse System - Process Improvement - Flow Process Chart Based Industrial Engineering - Module Lessons




Warehouse Industrial Engineering

Book: Warehouse Science


Flow Process Chart - Value-Adding Operation - Inspection - Transport - Temporary Delay - Storage - Information

Information added in flow process chart steps  by Narayana Rao K.V.S.S. (1 July 2020)

There is a three way break up of time in a process.

Value added activity time + Non-value added activity time + No value added time.

Cost is incurred all the time. Time reduction is cost reduction if resources are same. (Narayana Rao, 19 July 2021)



Knowledge Base for Process Productivity Improvement - News - Information for

________________________________________________________________________

Do it. It is Real Engineering. Industrial Engineering is Engineering Primarily.

Find 5 new engineering developments every day in elements related to facilities, products and processes in your organization and assess their use for industrial engineering. 
Best Practices in #IndustrialEngineering 


2024
Essential Warehouse Equipment List - Types and Benefits.

Modula Vertical Storage Solutions – For Every Operational Need

2023

Warehouse Storage Rack Manufacturer - India


RFID in the Warehouse: Driving Fulfilment Efficiency
With RFID technology deployed, retailers can optimize their entire supply chain operations and drive increased fulfillment efficiency, benefiting all stakeholders involved.
August 8, 2023


Drone based solution for inventory taking and tracking.

Drone- and sensor-based solution for autonomous stocktaking and inventory

✅ using mapping data
✅ LED lights for dark aisles
✅ scans 12 pallets every 110 seconds
✅ fully charged in 12 hours

Tracking every pallets' position with laser precision.

The ground robot continually monitors its 2D position within the digital map of the site, whilst simultaneously monitoring the vertical position (height) of the drone in relation to the height of each shelf + ensuring that every barcode detected is mapped precisely to the physical rack position in which it was found.
  



2022

About Receiving Materials



https://www.compliancequest.com/blog/automation-inspection-raw-material-critical/

https://www.willstransfer.com/blog/raw-material-storage/

https://v2020eresource.org/content/files/storage.htm

https://www.dematic.com/en-au/products/receiving/

https://www.mecalux.com/blog/phases-goods-processing



Storage Strategies – Stacking Options
February 11, 2020 by Christoph Roser


Michael Miller Fabrics Warehouse Tour | Bolts, Bundles and Fabric Galore! - Interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlx89TLZTWY

Sensors and Mobile Platforms: The Eyes and Ears of the Modern Warehouse
January 26, 2022
Equipping autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles with intelligent sensor technology, to develop safe, efficient distribution (DC) and fulfillment center (FC) operations
With automation making a big mark on the modern warehouse or DC, automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) and mobile collaborative robots continue to make their way into the fulfillment environment, where 34% and 20% (respectively) of companies are already using automated equipment to run their logistics operations.
https://sickusablog.com/sensors-mobile-platforms-eyes-ears-modern-warehouse/

https://www.signode.com/en-us/productslist/asrs/

 "Comprehensive Methodology for the Design Configuration and Operational Control
of Shuttle-based Storage and Retrieval Systems," by Donghuang Li, PhD 

Performance evaluation of shuttle-based storage and retrieval systems using discrete-time queueing network models, Martin EPP, 2017 Doctoral thesis

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273380170_Simulation_Analysis_of_Shuttle_Based_Storage_and_Retrieval_Systems    (2015)





Why did Dell choose Geek+’s picking solutions to upgrade its warehouse?
Geek+ innovatively integrated the rapid visual inventory feature in the ‘goods to person’ picking system, improving the inventory management

Pesmel
The Material Flow How® Company
We at Pesmel design and deliver automated material flow solutions in industrial handling, packing, storing and logistics. Our focus is on increasing the overall efficiency of our customers’ operations through the benefits of ensured quality and accuracy of deliveries, improved space efficiency, work safety and shorter turnaround times.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pesmel/
https://pesmel.com/

What Is The Best Type Of Flooring For A Warehouse?
Concrete Alone Isn’t Up To The Job.
Warehouse Epoxy Flooring.
To find out more about our Food Grade heavy-duty polyurethane floor coating and other industrial floor coatings then head to our website today.

Using Bin Sequencing for NetSuite Bin Management
RF-SMART  @rfsmart
If your business is growing, bin sequencing can help you designate an efficient pick path without having to re-label your entire facility.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEeNtONElrw

Warehouse Types in the 21st Century
Stein Service Supply @SteinService
https://steinservicesupply.com/warehouse-types-in-the-21st-century/

Scanners for Warehouses

Warehouse Security: Choosing The Right Warehouse Locks
United Locksmith @LocksmithUnited
https://unitedlocksmith.net/blog/warehouse-security-choosing-the-right-warehouse-locks

An automated parcel dimensioning system plays a significant role in managing all the warehousing operations.
The size plays a massive role in the warehouse vertical, right from the market size to estimating a delivery timeframe depends on the parcel size to the customers’ doorstep.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/yuvarajganesanvisailabs_how-size-matters-in-the-world-of-automated-activity-6801183058813952000-2_QC/

2021

Maximizing Profits in a Warehouse and Distribution Business - PDF
by A Darmesh · 2021 

A Guide To Organising Warehouse Storage: From Industrial Shelving and Storage Cabinets To The Floorplan and More Articles on Warehousing

India - Top 10 Industrial Storage System Manufacturers - 2021

Types of Industrial Racking for the Warehouse: Classification and characteristics






Inside Amazon's Smart Warehouse
30 Nov 2020
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMPbKVb8y8s
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DATE: 6/29/2020

Using Robotics as a Service to Increase Productivity in Warehouses
SCOTT SHAW
Supply Chain Services Leader
https://clarkstonconsulting.com/insights/using-robotics-as-a-service-to-increase-productivity-in-warehouses/

MAY 21, 2020
Tips for Using Automated Warehousing Better.
Four tips for making the most of an automated warehouse.
David Madden
https://www.newequipment.com/plant-operations/article/21132049/tips-for-using-automated-warehousing-better


Motion Waste: The Silent Killer of Warehouse Productivity
January 28, 2020
https://www.logiwa.com/blog/motion-waste


Warehouse Order-Picking with AR Smart Glasses
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9 March 2020
Tech Mahindra
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Tips on Improving Warehouse Productivity
MH&L Staff
FEB 27, 2017
https://www.mhlnews.com/technology-automation/article/22053090/tips-on-improving-warehouse-productivity



Mannington Carpet Products Master Distribution Center Design - Productivity Benefit 


Planning and design of a newly acquired retrofitted facility to serve as a master distribution center

Mannington recently acquired an existing manufacturing facilty site  in Calhoun, Georgia and converted into a master distribution center. The redesigned facility is to receive, warehouse, pick and ship the following materials:

Carpet products including modular (palletized carpet tile), and 6’ and 12’ broadloom carpet (rolls), all currently manufactured in Calhoun at the manufacturing plant located approximately 1 mile away from the new building. Several products are arrive as case goods to be stored on pallets.

The final design provided flexible storage solutions, focusing on maximizing cube utilization in comparison to the utilization of space in existing facilities. New design allowed for use of smaller footprint. The space efficient design resulted in 70K sqft of additional warehousing capacity. The project was completed on-time.

The JSC team (consultant) surveyed multiple existing Mannington operations and completed a detailed storage data analysis. Then,  the JSC specialist identified opportunities to conserve space and increase storage utilization. The team achieved both through exhaustive data analysis, space modeling and the integration of multiple storage solutions. All of which were specified in the appropriate quantities based on product handling attributes and velocity.

Johnson Stephens Consulting
a division of Hy-Tek Integrated Systems

(678) 842-9114
100 Hartsfield Centre Parkway,
Suite 520
Atlanta, GA 30354
info@JohnsonStephens.com
https://johnsonstephens.com/case-studies/mannington/

August 5, 2020
Atlanta, GA – Johnson Stephens Consulting, a division of Hy-Tek Integrated Systems, has been recognized by Supply Chain Brain in the 2020 list of “100 Great Supply Chain Partners." To be included in this list, a vendor must be nominated by satisfied customers. It’s the true test of whether those bold advertising claims prove out in the real world.
https://johnsonstephens.com/media/jsc-named-to-supply-chain-brain-100-great-supply-chain-partners/


Modern Warehouse Technology
13 March 2020
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smilviq8tv0
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Updated on 24.8.2023,  23.3.2022,  7 Jan 2022,  27 May 2021, 22 Feb 2021,     22 August 2020,
5 July 2020

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Digital Tooling Data - Digital Twins - Cutting Tools - Smart Tools


Updated 19.5.2024



Sensor system for a cutting machine tool
US7289873B2
United States
2025-10-18
Anticipated expiration
Abstract
The present invention relates to a sensor system for a cutting machine tool (300) with an energy supply unit (101), which inductively provides energy for the supply of at least one sensor arrangement (110) of the cutting machine tool (300) out of a magnetic alternating field (B), at least one sensor arrangement which measures a force, appearing within the cutting machine tool (300) and/or a torque and/or the body sound within the cutting machine tool, and a data transmitting unit (120), which wirelessly transmits data, which relate to a value, which is measured by the at least one sensor arrangement (110) of the cutting machine tool (300).




2021

https://www.klingelnberg.com/en/business-divisions/oerlikon/tools-fixtures/smarttooling/

https://www.wilausa.com/Smart-Tooling-concept.aspx?USA-18-581-0

Digital Tool Data or Smart Tool Systems can answer these questions.


Which components has the tool machined? 
• How has concentricity and axial runout accuracy impacted tool life and gear quality? 
• How have modifi ed process parameters infl uenced the tool life? 
• How do changes to the technological angles of the cutting edge affect the tool life? 
• Is this the right tool for the next production order? 
• What is the condition of the tool? 
• How many more gears can I produce with this tool?

Digital Solutions
SMART TOOLING – A 360° VIEW OF GEAR PRODUCTION
Klingelnberg - White Paper
1/14/2015
Improve Productivity with Digital Tooling Data
Novosphere system seamlessly interfaces cloud-enabled digital tooling data and intelligence with production, inventory, and e-commerce to optimize shop productivity.

Kennametal’s Novosphere, Novo digital process planning application supplies complete tool data (milling, turning, holemaking, tools, toolholders, spare parts, speeds and feeds, and more) and  through an interface with Machining Cloud GmbH,  brings additional information related to  part design efficiency in CAD/CAM, cutting simulations, presetting, inventory management and e-commerce. Novosphere feeds these potential process improvements into the shop based on the shop’s equipment and data collected from them.

From quotation to inspection, Novosphere supports various stages to increase productivity:

Select and Advise Stage: Evaluate machining strategies based upon machine, material, part features, and specs, determining the best machining approach and requirements for time, cost and tools.

Simulate Stage: Simulate the entire process from start to finish to find dimensional issues and possible collisions.

Inquire and Purchase Stage: Investigate what they already have to perform the job and the availability of what needs to be purchased.

Optimize Stage: Based on feedback taken on the effectiveness of the plan, whether it  met  time and cost requirements, improvement is done for future plans.

https://www.productionmachining.com/articles/improve-productivity-with-digital-tooling-data



NOVOsphere Cloud-Enabled Digital Tooling Data (Detailed article)
September 1, 2014
https://www.ctemag.com/products/novosphere-cloud-enabled-digital-tooling-data

2017
Transforming Digital Tooling Data into Program-Ready Data
Connecting your CAM system directly to digital tool data is a smart step towards making
your programming environment faster and more reliable.
https://www.machiningcloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TransformingDigitalToolData_MachiningCloud-White-Paper.pdf

Digital Twin of Cutting Tool


In the project, we follow a tool assembly that an OEM (Scania) buys components from a tool supplier (Sandvik Coromant) for use as a resource in its manufacture of components for heavy powertrains. Sandvik Coromant and Scania exchange information in a way that promotes their operations respectively.

Project partners

- PMH Application Lab
- Sandvik Coromant
- Scania

Project duration

2017-03-01 to 2017-12-31

Digital Tool Management: Multiple Concepts Begin to Converge
October 31, 2018
By Frank Burke, Contributing Editor, SME Media
https://www.sme.org/technologies/articles/2018/october/digital-tool-management-multiple-concepts-begin-to-converge/


https://www.home.sandvik/en/stories/articles/2019/07/enabling-digital-manufacturing/

28 Fen 2020
https://www.home.sandvik/en/stories/articles/2020/02/modelled-in-the-virtual-world/




Sandvik Coromant Digital Manufacturing Solutions. Coroplus
https://www.sandvik.coromant.com/en-gb/campaigns/pages/coroplus.aspx


Ud. 19.5.2024, 21.7.2021
24.12.2020

Sunday, July 2, 2023

Studer’s WireDress Technology - Productivity Improvement Technology in Grinding - 2020

Case Study 32 of of  Industrial Engineering ONLINE Course


A New Technology from Studer (a member of the United Grinding Group) for Dressing Metal Bond Wheels To Extend Its Use

Metal bonded grinding wheels have very good dimensional stability, thermal stability, and thermal conductivity.  But there was a  disadvantage due to the difficulty of maintaining their shape throughout a production run.  Dressing the wheel when it becomes loaded with workpiece material is also time consuming. It typically required “sticking” it with aluminum oxide inside the machine , or dressing it offline with a silicon-carbide wheel. Both consumed time.  And, if a radius or any point along the profile broke down, it was really hard to reform it. Together, these factors severely limited the adoption of the wheels despite positive benefits which are substantial. 

Studer’s WireDress technology uses a thin, electrically charged wire to both shape and dress a metal bonded wheel—on the machine and at speed.  It can maintain a complex form, including thread forms, with high accuracy.  It is very consistent on the forms dressed, and it gives  extremely accurate form. It is a wire erosion process and the wire doesn’t actually make contact with the wheel and leaves the abrasive grains untouched. It erodes  the metal bond around the diamonds, creating a really open and free cutting wheel. With finer grit wheels, more aggressive cutting action is observed  up to about 30 percent higher.  

When Studer first introduced WireDress four years ago, it required space on the machine table. The company has now introduced a second-generation Wire-Dress system that fits entirely behind the workhead, so it doesn’t take up any table space on the machine.

The dressing technology requires a considerable investment, but for the right application with the right volume, there is return on investment.  Suitable applications include carbide, carbide coatings, ceramics, or high-volume work where the combined material removal rate and durability of metal bond wheels add a lot of value.





2023  12 May
Studer Report: Another area that reached a record high was  WireDress technology, which enables the precise dressing of metal-bonded grinding wheels, boosting productivity to higher levels.

Related Content


Metal bonded grinding wheel
1958 patent

Improved metal bonded diamond aggregate abrasive - 1981 patent

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Performance Study of ScepterTM Metal Bond ... - OSTI.GOV
1999
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/9290


Experimental Study on Porous Metal Bonded Diamond Grinding Wheels (II) ─ Grinding Performance of Porous Wheels
January 2008, Key Engineering Materials 359-360:48-52
DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.359-360.48

Fabrication and performance of porous metal-bonded CBN grinding wheels using alumina bubble particles as pore-forming agents
July 2012, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 67(5-8)
DOI:10.1007/s00170-012-4567-4
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257337102_Fabrication_and_performance_of_porous_metal-bonded_CBN_grinding_wheels_using_alumina_bubble_particles_as_pore-forming_agents

How to Dress Diamond & CBN Metal Bonded Grinding Wheels
Owen-Wang
JULY 5, 2019
https://www.superabrasivetools.com/metal-bonded-grinding-wheels/



Updated on 2 July 2023,  2 July 2021
Pub 18 June 2020
















Saturday, October 15, 2022

News - Information for Industrial Engineering Analysis of Delays in Processes - Lean Inventory Design in Processes


Next Lesson of the IE Course

Eliminate the Delay (Remember ECRS Method)

How can we eliminate the delay in a process? Identify the delay and find ways to eliminate it.

There is a three way break up of time in a process.

Value added activity time + Non-value added activity time + No Activity time (delay).

Cost is incurred all the time. Time reduction is cost reduction if resources are same. (Narayana Rao, 19 July 2021)



Flow Manufacturing and Product Families.


Product families help you to create flow manufacturing cells. Flow manufacturing has many benefits compared to job shop or job queue manufacturing shops. Jobs have inherent delays in material flow.

Flow manufacturing is one of the five principles of lean manufacturing design.

Analysis of Delays


Delays, both temporary and permanent were recognized by process improvement advocates. But the attention given to preventing delays did not receive strong push. It is Japanese managers and industrial engineers who made innovation in this area and then extended the requirements to reduce delays to the other three operations processing, inspection and transport and realized dramatic improvement in productivity that exceeded the performance of US companies by even 100 percent.

Shigeo Shingo explained the analysis and prevention of delays well in his book TPS: IE Point of View.

Eliminating - Stocks and Temporary/Permanent Storage Operations (Delay)


There are three types of accumulations between processes:

E storage - Planned inventories resulting from unbalanced flow between processes  (engineering)
C storage - buffer or cushion stock to avoid delay in subsequent processes due to machine breakdowns or rejects (control)
S storage - safety stock; Stock kept to take care of variability of demand during lead time and variability of  production lead time.  

Eliminating E-Storage

E-storage is due to engineering/planning/design of the production-distribution  system. SMED reduces batch quantities and thus reduces planned lot size inventories. Synchronize the entire process flow.

Eliminating C storage - Cushion

compensating for:
machine breakdowns,
defective products, and
downtime for tool and die changes 

Prevent machine breakdowns - Zero Defect Movement - Eliminate Lengthy setups and tool changes


Eliminating Safety (S) storage - Plan to fulfil demand directly from production.



Recent Developments - News Information on Reducing Process Delays

Interesting Paper
An Empirical Study of Delays in Large Engineering Projects: An Indian Experience
R. Jayaraman. 
Jindal Journal of Business Research, Volume 10, Issue 1


14.6.2022
Shahrukh Irani

I help any high-mix low-volume (HMLV) manufacturer customize their impleme

Fellow IEs, how can we rejuvenate our profession? There is a lot of IE that is missing in the Toyota Production System. It just takes for each of use to take an IE textbook, each to identify a chapter whose content matches a lot of what we know about the Toyota Production System, and put those chapters through the "Leanification grinder". Infusing "Lean IE" into the IE we know is going to produce an IE BoK that is much-needed, both by educators (and students) as well as all of us practitioners.

If nothing else, is Lean going to wipe out Industrial Engineering? If yes, then when somebody asks an IE, "Quo Vadis", will their reply be, "My professional grave?".

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shahrukh-irani-8b25a55_introduction-to-work-study-activity-6942196518644850690-gmv0

Narayana Rao KVSS

" It just takes for each of use to take an IE textbook, each to identify a chapter whose content matches a lot of what we know about the Toyota Production System, and put those chapters through the "Leanification grinder"."

We just have to take temporary delays and storage time of process chart and examine ways to minimize them. Cycle time can reduce to processing time + inspection time + transport time. All TPS innovations will enter IE BOK.

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“Data-driven throughput bottleneck analysis in production systems." - PhD Thesis - It will be part of computer aided industrial engineering.
Mukund Subramaniyan - Ph.D. from Chalmers University


Using Value Stream Mapping to Eliminate Waste - MDPI  
by M Salwin · 2021 — This paper presents a case study that describes the use of Value Stream. Mapping (VSM) in the production of steel pipes.

Value Stream Mapping For Software Delivery
Value stream mapping allows you to optimize your flow of materials and information by lowering costs and improving value adds. Read on to learn more.
By Harness Author
Last updated October 7, 2021

The origins of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) came from the 1918 book Installing Efficiency Methods by Charles E. Knoeppel. The book contains diagrams showing the flow of materials and information.
At Milliken, the VSM application sits within the Production Flow (PF) methodology inside the Milliken Performance System (MPS). 

Taking DevSecOps to the Next Level with Value Stream Mapping
Nanette Brown
MAY 24, 2021

Anylogic - VSM Simulation
https://cloud.anylogic.com/model/c8310181-65ef-4335-8253-5e48416500d0?mode=SETTINGS

https://www.smartdraw.com/value-stream-map/value-stream-mapping-software.htm

Cost value-stream mapping as a lean assessment tool in a surgical glove manufacturing company

Rajesh Menon B.,, *; P.R. Shalij,  ; P. Sajeesh, ; G. Tom ; Pramod V.R.
S. Afr. J. Ind. Eng. vol.32 n.1 Pretoria May. 2021

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Eliminating - Stocks and Temporary/Permanent Storage Operations (Delay)


There are three types of accumulations between processes:

E storage - Planned inventories resulting from unbalanced flow between processes  (engineering)
C storage - buffer or cushion stock to avoid delay in subsequent processes due to machine breakdowns or rejects (control)
S storage - safety stock; Stock kept to take care of variability of demand during lead time and variability of  production lead time.  

Eliminating E-Storage

E-storage is due to engineering/planning/design of the production-distribution  system. SMED reduces batch quantities and thus reduces planned lot size inventories. Synchronize the entire process flow.

Eliminating C storage - Cushion

compensating for:
machine breakdowns,
defective products, and
downtime for tool and die changes 

Prevent machine breakdowns - Zero Defect Movement - Eliminate Lengthy setups and tool changes


Eliminating Safety (S) storage - Plan to fulfil demand directly from production.

Prevent machine breakdowns


Determining the cause of machine failure at the time it occurs, even if it means shutting down the line temporarily.

Total Productive Maintenance movement.


News - Information for Maintenance Operation Analysis

Eliminate Cushion Storage: Zero Defect Movement.


Total quality management.
Use better inspection processes:
Self Inspection.
Successive Inspection.
Enhancement to inspection through Poka Yoke


Eliminate Cushion Storage: Eliminate Lengthy setups and tool changes


Implement SMED to eliminate long set-up times and tool changes
Running smaller batch sizes to allow for quick changes in production plans

Eliminate Cushion Storage
Absorb Change in Production Plan
Running smaller batch sizes allows for quick changes in production plans without disturbing flow production to significant extent.

Eliminating Safety (S) storage

Safety stock is kept not to take care of any predicted problem but to provide additional security
It may guard against delivery delays, scheduling errors, indefinite production schedules, etc.
Ex. 10 Delivery to stores
In example 2.10 Shingo mentions a company wherein vendors supply to store and from store components are supplied to assembly line.
Shingo suggested that vendors should directly supply the day’s requirements to assembly floor and in case of any problem, components in the store can be used.
Less Need for Safety Stock Observed
That practice led to the observation that very less safety stock is needed in the store.

Shingo recommends keeping a small controlled stock that is only used when the daily or hourly scheduled delivery fails or falls behind.
In case of unexpected defects also it can be used.


The safety stock can then be replenished when the scheduled materials arrive, but the supply of materials due for the process go directly to the line, rather than normally going into storage first.
This is the essence of the just-in-time supply method.


Eliminating lot delays
While lots are processed, the entire lot, except for the one piece being processed, is in storage (is idle).
The greatest reduction in production time can be achieved when transport lot sizes are reduced to just one; the piece that was just worked on.

SMED
Using SMED (single-minute exchange of dies), set up time is decreased so large lot sizes are no longer necessary to achieve machine operating efficiencies.
SMED facilitates one item lot sizes.


Layout Improvement - Flow
Transportation changes can be accomplished through flow  layout and using gravity feed Chutes which result in shorter production cycles and decreases in transport man-hours.

Reducing Cycle Time
Generally, semi-processed parts are held between processes 80% of the time in a production cycle time.
It quantity leveling is used and synchronization of flow is created, the cycle time can be reduced by 80%.
By shifting to small lot sizes will further reduce cycle time.


TPS – Reduction of Delays or Storage

Methods of reducing production time delays (JIT) is the foundation of Toyota Production System.
It clearly brings down production cycle time and thereby offers small order to delivery time.

Process Mining for Process Recording and Analysis


Process Mining for Manufacturing Process Analysis: A case Study
Conference Paper · July 2014
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271910986

Process mining is extracting process-oriented knowledge from event logs recorded in  MES and exploiting the big data to provide an accurate view on manufacturing process. Process mining provides a manufacturing process model, which is valuable to provide an insight of actual manufacturing processes. It will perform further analysis for the discovered model such as bottleneck analysis, and is can conduct machine analysis that shows the utilization of machines. 

The framework of process mining has four major steps: data preparation, data preprocessing, manufacturing process mining and analysis, and evaluation and interpretation.

In the data preparation step, raw data are extracted from MES databases. Next, data pruning and filtering should be done and the refined data are converted into a standard form, i.e. MXML. In the next step, several process mining techniques are applied according to the two perspectives: Process and Resource. In the process perspective, we can discover a process model and conduct process performance analysis such as conformance checking, bottleneck analysis, and pattern analysis. The resource perspective mainly focuses on resource performance analysis to find machine utilization. The results are available to decision makers to  evaluate and interpret by decision makers and improve the existing processes based on the interpreted results.

Updated 28.6.2022, 14.6.2022,  15.9.2021 17 July 2021
Pub July 2020