Roller Conveyor : Developing a modular conveyor solution with add-ons
Laine, Juuso (2018)
Savonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018090814953
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018090814953
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This thesis was a design project of a roller conveyor line. The customer of the project was Vannetukku.fi, a Finn-ish tire, rim and equipment importer and seller. Vannetukku.fi is a major operator in Finnish tire markets, and it has about 10% of the marketshare with steady growth. Besides tire and rim sales, Vannetukku.fi sells equipment and machines of their own brand. This project acted as a part of their efforts to expand their equipment cat-aloque and offer better solutions for cheaper price for entreprenuers in this field.
The purpose of the product was to transfer car tires from one work station to another ergonomically, safely and efficiently. The roller conveyor operates on gravity. It has a protective cage for tire inflation, a stand for inflation robots, tool wall and a brake to stop tires from rolling. The product was designed to be modular, transportable in flat packages and easily assembled and dismantled with minimum number of tools. This type of IKEA-inspired design was what the customer initially wished for.
To reach satisfactory results product design was studied and different tools and techniques of product design and -development were utilized. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and Designed for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) were used to achieve a product that fits the purpose with the voice of customer having the final say on the development to ensure customer satisfaction.
The project followed schedule in approximation and yielded a working prototype for the customer. Testing the prototype would be a natural following step, after which found improvement ideas could be implemented. After this, the product could be outsourced in large quantities and sold in domestic and foreign markets.
The purpose of the product was to transfer car tires from one work station to another ergonomically, safely and efficiently. The roller conveyor operates on gravity. It has a protective cage for tire inflation, a stand for inflation robots, tool wall and a brake to stop tires from rolling. The product was designed to be modular, transportable in flat packages and easily assembled and dismantled with minimum number of tools. This type of IKEA-inspired design was what the customer initially wished for.
To reach satisfactory results product design was studied and different tools and techniques of product design and -development were utilized. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and Designed for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) were used to achieve a product that fits the purpose with the voice of customer having the final say on the development to ensure customer satisfaction.
The project followed schedule in approximation and yielded a working prototype for the customer. Testing the prototype would be a natural following step, after which found improvement ideas could be implemented. After this, the product could be outsourced in large quantities and sold in domestic and foreign markets.