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enabling a rapid Poka-Yoke restart.
The Poka-Yoke installation and application cost $20,000,
with return on investment (ROI) for this specific part approx- imately $25,000 annually, due to elimination of the former sort process. Over the life of the part, ROI is projected to total $105,000.
Sponsored by Link Systems in Nashville, TN, the Process Control Award recognizes innovative electronic solutions implemented by a North American manufacturing company, leading to significant quality, cost-reduction and/or produc- tivity improvements.
Educational Institution Award Rocklin High School
Rocklin High School (RHS), Rocklin, CA, received the 2018 Clips & Clamps Industries Educational Institution Award for its outstanding Engineering program, dedicated to enhancing the student experience through hands-on educational opportunities. Focused on computer-controlled technologies, the school’s shop was funded almost completely through grants, with RHS instructor Dan Frank securing more than $1.2 million in the last 10 yr. to build the shop.
RHS has built enduring relationships with many industry partners, including Autodesk, the UC Davis Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, Haas Automation, Kennametal, NASA, Titans of CNC, and many local shops. Titans of CNC, best known for its television show and its Titans of CNC Academy, has been the school’s most promi- nent partner, with RHS serving as the test bed for the acad- emy. Recently, RHS signed a contract to produce flight-ready parts for the International Space Station through the NASA HUNCH program, becoming the third school in California certified by NASA to produce parts.
The RHS Engineering curriculum includes four courses. The first-level course introduces a broad variety of tools and technologies to the students, and they learn to safely use every piece of equipment in the shop and in the design lab. The second course addresses skill development, during which the Titans of CNC Academy is implemented and stu- dents build their CAD, CAM and CNC skills. The third course focuses on robotics, during which students design a 120-lb. robot for the international First Robotics Competition. The final course focuses on students designing and developing their own projects, or managing a variety of job-shop-style projects from internal and external customers.
In addition to the four-course sequence, RHS offers other methods for students to engage more deeply with the pro- gram. A peer-teaching option enables students to mentor other students, a teaching-assistant course targets those interested in facility operations, and a special-projects course is available for students wanting to dig into larger projects (such as go-carts).
Through the support of industry partners and local machine shops, Rocklin High School has been able to help its students
Rocklin High School, through its Engineering program and fully equipped shop, has been able to help its students find gainful employment, go to college or both. Many graduates also have started their own machining companies.
find gainful employment, go to college or both. Many grad- uates also have started their own machining companies.
The Educational Institution Award recognizes a public or private educational institution that provides outstanding training and education services to companies in the metal- forming industry. It is sponsored by Clips & Clamps Industries, Plymouth, MI, and funded by the Dul Foundation.
Innovation and Technology Award Anchor Manufacturing Group
Anchor Manufacturing Group also earned the 2018 Plex Systems Innovation and Technology Award, honoring the company for implementing software that assists in attaining accurate, real-time data for use in streamlining work for employees at all levels.
Recognizing the importance of collecting data, and the negative consequences of acting on inaccurate data, Anchor decided to implement Ignition software from Inductive Automation. Key software functions employed by Anchor include supervisory control and data acquisition, data report- ing, and dashboarding. Because it can connect with a variety of device types, the software enables Anchor to capture real- time data easily, no matter what type of equipment produces the target data. And, because Ignition is web-based, Anchor easily can access data, reports and dashboards anywhere via a PC or mobile device.
The first phase of implementation tackled the human- machine interface (HMI), enabling ease of access and use for employees throughout the company, and seamless inte- gration with Anchor’s other resource-planning and data- producing systems. Other implementations followed, allow- ing for capture and use of real-time data.
For example, due to the Ignition project, Anchor’s dash- boards now reflect real-time information. In the past, the company used TVs and PC modules to display workcenter information such as status, count, efficiency, OEE or other key machine-performance indicators. But the information displayed was only as current as the most recent production recording. In some cases, production was recorded only
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