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SYNOPSIS ON
CYCLE TIME STUDY OF UPPER SHAFT APF LINE

SUBMITTED BY: SACHIN MUDGIL M.E. (TUBULAR)

Introduction
APF line is the line of Upper shaft. Upper shaft is mounted on the upper part of the column of a steering in an automobile. This is basically the machining line on which different machining operations are performed on the upper shaft.

Upper shaft

Column assembly

Process !o" o U##er S$% & APF L'(e

Straightening Turning Slot milling Deburring Washing Induction Hardening Straightening Crack check Final Inspection Demagnetization

OB)ECTI*E AND SCOPE Cycle time study of line is done to establish a new SWC (standardized work chart). Before studying the cycle time on the APF line we should have knowledge regarding the various elements associated with it.
STANDARDIZED WORK

Standardized work is the organization of all jobs around human motion and creates an efficient production sequence without any muda.
ELEMENTS OF STANDARDIZED WORK:
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Work Sequence:-This is the sequence in which the

operator work / pick the items, fits them on to the machine, removes them and assemble the components.
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Standard in Proce!! Stock:-This is minimum required

qty. of parts in the process on machine & between machines in order to repeat the same sequence of operation.
Standardi"ed #ork co$%ination !&eet:

Standardized work combination sheet defines how much time is spent during manual work, automatic machining of operation and walking at each production process it is used

to examine the range of processes that one operator can perform.

ELEMENTS OF STANDARDIZED WORK 'OM(INATION S)EET

The Basic elements used in !C " tandardi#ed !ork Chart$ are%& *+ Wa,kin- ti$e: Time required moving from one process to second process. .+ Auto ti$e: Time required by the machine to process the part. During automatic operation there is no involvement of operator with the machine. /+ Manua, ti$e: It is the time taken by the operator to load, unload and clean the part. 0+ '1c,e ti$e: Total time taken to produce a component on a set of machine.

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