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OCTOBER 19-20, 2012 - YMCA University of Science & Technology

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Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the National Conference on<br />

Trends and Advances in Mechanical Engineering,<br />

<strong>YMCA</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Science</strong> & <strong>Technology</strong>, Faridabad, Haryana, Oct <strong>19</strong>-<strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12<br />

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF CELLULAR LAYOUT FOR<br />

MACHINING AXLE HOUSING AND CARRIER COMPONENT<br />

BommireddyG.K 1 , Dr DN Shivappa 2 , & Chethan C N 3<br />

1.<br />

PG Student,e-mail:bommi013@gmail.com<br />

2. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Department <strong>of</strong> Mechanical Engineering, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong>, Bangalore -<br />

562157, India. e-mail:shivappadn@gmail.com.<br />

3. Divisional Manager, Shakti precision component India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore-560 048.<br />

Abstract<br />

Anew cellular layout for machining <strong>of</strong> Axle Housing and Carrier Component was designed and developed for<br />

Shakti Precision Components India Pvt Ltd Bangalore. Company is doing machining operations in 4 cells at<br />

existing layout, out <strong>of</strong> 4 cells it was found that TAFE cell is more congested. Extensive study <strong>of</strong> existing TAFE<br />

cell has been carried out to understand the cycle time, loading and unloading time, issues related to line<br />

balancing <strong>of</strong> machining operations and WIP inventory. Study has revealed that this cell is over loaded and has<br />

bottlenecks such as higher WIP inventory, unbalanced loading etc and it was decided that machining operations<br />

<strong>of</strong> Axle Housing and Carrier Component are to be separated from this cell. And for machining <strong>of</strong> these<br />

components it was found appropriate to establish One-Piece Flow Cellular layout, accordingly a suitable<br />

cellular layout was developed.<br />

Keywords: Machining operations, Line balancing, One-piece flow, Cellular Layout, Axle Housing, Carrier<br />

Component, Takt time<br />

Abbreviations:<br />

TAFE<br />

WIP<br />

Tractor and Farm Equipment’s<br />

Work in Process<br />

OIB Oil Initial Brake<br />

IDB Integrated Disk Brake<br />

OD Outer Diameter<br />

ID Inner Diameter<br />

VTL Vertical Turn Lathe<br />

VTM Vertical Turn Mill<br />

HMC Horizontal Machining Center<br />

VMC Vertical Machining Center<br />

Dia Diameter<br />

Chf Chamfer<br />

1. Introduction<br />

Company is doing the machining work for oil initial brake axle housing, integrated disc brake and carrier<br />

component for “Tractor and Farm Equipment’s (TAFE)”. Case transmission front and case transmission rear for<br />

'Eicaher. Front and rear case for' Caterpillar'. Common Rail, two and four cylinder pump housing and HFR 16<br />

for 'BOSCH'. Machining work such as milling, drilling, tapping, boring, spot facing and finishing operations are<br />

being carried out using Horizontal Machining Centers, Vertical Turn Mill, Vertical Turn Lathe, Slot Cutting<br />

machine, and Vertical Machining Center. All these machines are housed in four cells in cellular manufacturing<br />

environment. These four cells are; (i) TAFE Cell (ii) BOSCH Cell (iii) Husco Cell (iv) Robo Cell.<br />

Now the company is getting more orders and it is becoming difficult to carry out the machining work in the<br />

existing four cells. Hence the company has taken decision to relocate the machining <strong>of</strong> Axle Housing and Carrier<br />

Component from TAFE cell and develop a separate layout for machining <strong>of</strong> these components.<br />

Cellular manufacturing is an application <strong>of</strong> group technology which involves the grouping <strong>of</strong> machines,<br />

processes and people into cells responsible for manufacturing or assembly <strong>of</strong> similar parts or products. Different<br />

and independent surveys conclude that significant improvements can be achieved as a result <strong>of</strong> implementing<br />

cellular manufacturing in areas such as lead times, set up times, work in process, quality, machine utilization and<br />

employee job satisfaction [1]. In Cellular manufacturing machinery and small team <strong>of</strong> staff are put together so all<br />

the work on a product or part can be accomplished in the same cell eliminating resources that do not add value to<br />

the product.<br />

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