Assembly Line
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An assembly line is an industrial arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers for continuous flow of work pieces in mass-production operations. The design for an assembly line is determined by analyzing the steps necessary to manufacture each product component as well as the final product. All movement of material is simplified, with no cross flow, backtracking, or repetitious procedure. Work assignments, numbers of machines, and production rates are programmed so that all operations along the line are compatible.
Automated assembly lines consist entirely of machines run by machines, with little or no human supervision. In such continuous-process industries as petroleum refining and chemical manufacture and in many modern automobile-engine plants, assembly lines are completely mechanized and consist almost entirely of automatic, self-regulating equipment.Many products, however, are still assembled by hand because many component parts are not easily handled by machines. Expensive and somewhat inflexible, automatic assembly machines are economical only if they produce a high level of output. However, the development of versatile machinery and the increased use of industrial robots have improved the efficiency of fully automated assembly operations. The person credited with the invention of the assembly line is Ransom E. Olds, of Oldsmobile Cars. However, Henry Ford and Walter Chrysler are known for their implementation of the Assembly Line as well.
Automated assembly lines consist entirely of machines run by machines, with little or no human supervision. In such continuous-process industries as petroleum refining and chemical manufacture and in many modern automobile-engine plants, assembly lines are completely mechanized and consist almost entirely of automatic, self-regulating equipment.Many products, however, are still assembled by hand because many component parts are not easily handled by machines. Expensive and somewhat inflexible, automatic assembly machines are economical only if they produce a high level of output. However, the development of versatile machinery and the increased use of industrial robots have improved the efficiency of fully automated assembly operations. The person credited with the invention of the assembly line is Ransom E. Olds, of Oldsmobile Cars. However, Henry Ford and Walter Chrysler are known for their implementation of the Assembly Line as well.