Patent ID: 8584349
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: B23P,C02F,E04B,E04H,G05B,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A manufacturing system comprising: a housing; at least one corridor extending within the housing; a core supplying two or more utilities, wherein at least two of the two or more utilities are selected from the group consisting of (a) clean air, (b) clean water, (c) electricity, (d) oxygen, and (e) carbon dioxide; a first movable manufacturing bay disposed within the housing and positioned adjacent to the corridor and removably coupled to the core for receiving the utilities; a first workspace defined by the first movable manufacturing bay and accommodating a first facility for performing at least a part of a manufacturing process; a second movable manufacturing bay disposed within the housing and positioned adjacent to the corridor and removably coupled to the core for receiving the utilities; a second workspace defined by the second movable manufacturing bay and accommodating a second facility for performing at least a part of a manufacturing process; a first clean connect area disposed between the first workspace and the corridor when the first movable manufacturing bay is removably coupled to the core, the first clean connect area for controlling access to and from the first workspace; and a second clean connect area disposed between the second workspace and the corridor when the second movable manufacturing bay is removably coupled to the core, the second clean connect area for controlling access to and from the second workspace; wherein the first and second clean connect areas are connected by the corridor such that personnel can pass between the first and second clean connect areas via the corridor; and wherein each of the first and second clean connect areas comprises a bay entry portion and a bay exit portion separated and/or sealed from each other by a partition, wherein operating personnel can gown and degown within the bay entry and exit portions, respectively.