Honda presented a new approach to mass manufacturing at its plant located in Prachinburi, Thailand, where every employee is required to do tasks that would take 5 employees to perform at a standard plant. The design will likely present at other Honda plants, as per a new report from Automotive News. Called the “assembly revolution cell” (ARC), a group of four employees now follows the automobile down the assembly line instead of staying in one place. The automaker says the line is less expensive to set up, requires less manpower, and operates more effectively than a standard assembly line.
Parts and individuals ride on a disc-shaped platform that brings them around the U, and when the platform passes from one end of the U to the other, the empty parts cartons are eliminated and workers jump off. They then walk back to the beginning point to get on another disc so they can begin on their next car. Honda’s Thailand plant makes the Civic sedan, and the automaker decided to debut the new line there since it was the very first one to open after the new assembly technology was all set. Presenting the brand-new lines to North American Honda plants isn’t in the official strategy yet, however the automaker may use the system when it opens a brand-new one or expands an existing center.
Honda states that the brand-new production method reduces unneeded employee movement and improves performance by 10 percent compared with the standard production line. Unneeded worker movement from line-side parts racks is likewise minimized while work on the automobile is divided into quarters for the groups, with one employee accountable for a certain location of a vehicle. The work of handling and carrying parts is likewise decreased by 10 percent.
