All operators can see the Dataliner DL50, which is mounted above the body shop line. Once the alert is given, members of the assembly team have up to eight minutes to solve the problem. A second alert sounds when 70 percent of the allotted time is gone, then a final alert when time is up. After that, the entire line stops. Chrysler operators know at once when there is an assembly problem and have a reasonable amount of time to solve it, says Terreri.
Defective product is never click to enlarge just passed down the line.
Since management gets reports on every alarm, the plant does not repeat errors. Longwall mining is a well-established practice in the underground coal industry. Installed at the end of each maingate, the longwall machine rakes along the coal face, dropping the coal pieces onto a conveyor belt below. The roof is allowed to collapse in a controlled fashion, with the outbye conveying system transporting the coal to the surface. The CST uses an electronic-hydraulic control that allows the motor to come up to full speed under no load.