WEEKLY ACTIVITY LOG INTERN’S NAME: Charles Barclay MAJOR: Engineering Technology WEEK #: 3 DATES: June 8, 2015 – June 12, 2015 DAY OF THE WEEK: JOB PERFORMED AND HOURS WORKED: ANALYSIS OF WORK PERFORMED (SPECIFICS/WORK DETAILS): LEARNING & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: MONDAY De-burred small parts ( 5 hours) Ran the de-burring machine (3 hours) Helped catch de-burring up by getting small intricate parts finished and moved toward fabrication. Learned how to grind on intricate shapes and small pieces. Learned how to operate and adjust the de-burring machine. Got taught how to operate the new de-burring machine and allowed to independently run it after the de -burring people went home for the day. TUESDAY (Transferred to Quality Control department) Performed final checks in quality (4 hours) Scanned in finalized documents into the online data system. (4 hours) Took measurements off the CAD printout to ensure that the diameters, L, W, H, radius, angles, and thicknesses were within the .002” tolerance required. After all of the parts were finalized. I was taught how to scan in the documents and where to save them and how to update data for the company. I learned how the company handles QC and got actual hands on with measuring the components and inspecting welds using micrometers, height gauges go/no go gauges, and a faro arm. I learned how to navigate the companies system, and how they ran the quality department. WEDNESDAY Inspected parts (6 hours) Inspected more parts for the sanitary conveyers they are building for the food industry. Learned how to operate the faro arm more to check parallelism for a certain meat grinding part.
Entered parts into data system (4 hours) Signed off on roughly 30 parts and sent off to shipping. Completed the same tasks as Tuesday (as far as techniques and procedures). THURSDAY Had to enter corrective actions for a rejected part that was manufactured wrong. (1 hour) Found a part put together wrong (2 hours) Inspected parts and entered parts into data system (5 hours) The part was texturized on the wrong size. We were able to send it to the roller and be used to make other parts for the same order. Also ordered a remake of the part. The part had 3 different lengths of tubing. And were welded in the wrong spots. I was given the opportunity to decide how I wanted to handle the problem and fix it to be shipped out the following day. All of the parts were within the desired specifications I learned how to fill out and file corrective action reports for messed up parts. Had to perform root cause analysis and was able to determine that it was the employee running the laser cutter that misinterpreted the drawing and manufactured it wrong. I learned how to handle situations where parts were fabricated wrong. I chose to fix this by having the welder use the mill and grind off .017” from the longer part to place it within tolerance so we could find the most cost effective and time efficient way of handling the problem. Learned that I would transfer to the safety department on Friday morning to learn and get the facility ready for inspection. (Switched to the safety department.) Bolted all of the shelving units to the floor. (5 hours) Helped get the safety department ready for the ISO inspection in July. Drilled through the concrete and hammered anchors to secure the shelves. Learned a little bit about how safety system works and about safety inspections. Learned how use a masonry bit and a hammer to anchor the shelves down. I only got the bit seized into the concrete once.