A process for the agile product realization of electro-mechanical devices

Conference · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:183907

Forsythe, C; Ashby, M R; Benavides, G L; Diegert, K V; Jones, R E; Longcope, D B; Parratt, S W

This paper describes a product realization process developed and demonstrated at Sandia by the A-PRIMED (Agile Product Realization for Innovative Electro MEchanical Devices) project that integrates many of the key components of ``agile manufacturing`` into a complete, design-to-production process. Evidence indicates that the process has reduced the product realization cycle and assured product quality. Products included discriminators for a robotic quick change adapter and for an electronic defense system. These discriminators, built using A-PRIMED, met random vibration requirements and had life cycles that far surpass the performance obtained from earlier efforts.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 183907
• Report Number(s): SAND--95-1939C; CONF-960346--2; ON: DE95017576
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURING
DISCRIMINATORS
QUALITY CONTROL
ROBOTS