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Parker Aerospace Fluid Systems Division Product Support Facility Redesign, Sean Walker
Parker Aerospace Fluid Systems Division Product Support Facility Redesign, Sean Walker
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
With growing popularity for commercial air travel and aerial military operations comes an increase in demand for innovative, technological solutions of aircraft system components. As OEM sales of these components rise, this creates a burden on the aftermarket side of the business when these parts and systems require service in order to continue functioning properly. Parker Aerospace, Fluid Systems Division, and its Product Support Team are experiencing this growth burden and want to reconfigure necessary means within the layout to succeed in accommodating new program areas on the aftermarket side. During this process, cost reduction opportunities will be explored and …
Hardy Diagnostics Facility Redesign, Jamie W. Lam
Hardy Diagnostics Facility Redesign, Jamie W. Lam
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
This senior project is a facilities design for the plate production room at Hardy Diagnostics. This project was completed using a systematic layout planning approach. The main reason for this redesign was to consolidate all plate line production into one room. This would ensure better visability for the managers. After the project was defined, the different departments were established and the relationships between those departments were found. The space requirements needed for those departments were then measured out to also include the aisle widths and any machinery or carts needed to complete each function. Having determined all requirements for this …