Throughout my time at Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, I've heard from many members.
It's important to balance the efficiency of the shop redesign with how effective it will be long term.
For example, the field will be able to do part of the work rather than the efficient sequence for them..
Often times adding more space between the machines means the person moving materials now has to walk further, causing more strain and more in between tasks..
At SMACNA Hermanson's 30,000-square-foot shop, the team mapped out how materials would go through line and tried to keep that line as straight as possible.
That meant changing over from flange to TDF, flange, and buying machines that would work with capacity.
Dennis Sowards, consultant at Quality Support Services Inc advises to divide the work into three jobs core work, for things that are done repeaters, for those once-or-twice month jobs and strangers, for those rare jobs.
Two of the best investments, Holcomb's view, were the crane for loading coils and Lockformer Waterjet.
By applying water to the insulation, Instead of running glue through the coil line, the adhesive would activate.
While there is no one-size-fits-all for floor redesign, it's important to take the time to study your needs and problems, get input and think lean and flexible.
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