Silicone is curing inside the applicator tips due to process not being standardized. Due to silicone curing inside the tips, the employees are having to repeat the cleaning process resulting in added labor expenses

Church, Dan

Hamann, Tyler

Harding, Troy

Hoch, Tyler

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Silicone is curing inside the applicator tips due to process not being standardized. Due to silicone curing inside the tips, the employees are having to repeat the cleaning process resulting in added labor expenses.</p

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Department of Agricultural and Biosystems EngineeringTSM415 Technology Capstone Day, Dec 01, 2017Instructors: Joe Vanstrom and Jacek Koziel Dan Church, Tyler Hamann, Troy Harding, Tyler HochAcknowledgements: Authors are grateful to Kim Nelson for the opportunity to work on this project. Project was co-funded by the differential tuition.  Silicone Applicator Cleaning ImprovementClient: Cardinal Glass, Greenfield, IowaProblem Statement• Silicone is curing inside the applicator tips due to process not being standardized.• Due to silicone curing inside the tips, the employees are having to repeat the cleaning process resulting in added labor expenses.Major Outcomes• Update the SOP to improve tip cleaning time by 5%• Replace solvent to decrease tank cycle time by 5%• Make workstation 5S compliant to improve organization and efficiencyScope• Implement a new cleaning process to all workstations to reduce overall tip cleaning cycle time by standardizing the cleaning process and organizing workstations.Benefit to Client• Estimated $8,600 savings per station per year in rework time• Standardize the cleaning procedure for the tip cleaning process.Objectives• Standardize cleaning procedure throughout facility• Reduce applicator tip cleaning process by 30 seconds• 5S compliant workstationConstraints• Criteria to be met: 3% internal rate of return in 12 months• Cannot change the silicon used in the process.• Cannot use abrasives on the applicator tip.• The process must be universal to all applicator tip sizes.Methods• Research alternative solvents• Calculate current costs (tooling and labor)• Calculate new costs (tooling and labor)Dirty silicone applicator tipClean silicone applicator tipCurrent Workstation Layout

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