GEAR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS BATCH PRODUCTION & GEAR PRODUCTION CELLS

PRODUCTION SYSTEMS "The methods, procedure or arrangement which includes all functions required to accumulate (gather) the inputs, process or reprocess the inputs, and deliver the marketable output (goods)." The methods and procedures used to produce goods for the market Utilize material, capital, transportation, and labor resources Produce and distribute products.

TYPES OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

MASS PRODUCTION The product is highly standardized Units can be made in a single flow, each like the last, in one long continuous process. Allows to produce units very quickly and often use raw materials as efficiently as possible. The higher rate of production is matched by a reliance on all machines equally. If equipment breaks down, the entire process is halted. If equipment malfunctions, then all products become defected until the problem is found.

BATCH PRODUCTION includes jobs that move through the steps of production in clear groups The units are all operated on at the same time per batch. Batch production allows for efficient use of equipment by moving batches around in patterns to different areas of specialty. But for this flexibility of process, companies must accept the time and analysis it takes to find the ideal batch production flow complexity can raise the costs of management.

JOB ORDER PRODUCTION products are complicated enough that they must be worked on one at a time by a select number of employees with the right skills. Factories with job order production tend to use general purpose machines which means the company receives good value for their expense, and employees that use them develop a wide variety of skills. Costs for setup changes tend to be higher than other types of production Raw materials can be varied and costly.

GEAR PRODUCTION METHODS

Preparation of the gear blank
Casting forging drilling

Producing & finishing Teeth Forming

Shaping, planing and slotting Milling Broaching

Generation
Hobbing Sunderland method using rack type cutter Gear shaping

GEAR FINISHING Gear teeth, after preforming and machining, are finished generally by gear shaving gear rolling or burnishing grinding lapping

BATCH PRODUCTION OF GEAR The following production methods can be adopted for batch production of gears Gear Milling Gear Hobbing Broaching