Design of Tooling to Support the Recreational Boat Production Line
- Client
- Confidential
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Expertise
- Tooling and Equipment Design
CONTEXT
CHALLENGES
ASSIGNMENT
Merkur accompanied its client in the production of a new range of recreational boats: Aluminium Pontoons and Boats.
In helping to understand and analyze its production line, Merkur was involved in the design of jigs. The purpose of these jigs was to position and hold the parts together during the assembly stages.
RESULTS
50
different tools designed
OBJECTIVE AND ACTIONS
Launch new products each year by increasing production pace through the design of new tooling.
Launch new products each year by increasing production pace through the design of new tooling.
- Design a tooling with a very good capability: repeatable and reproducible in order to guarantee the quality of production.
- Validate assembly sequences: from manufacturing to installation, Merkur's objective was to offer collaborative thinking based on its global vision of the various assembly stations.
- Promote ergonomics and safety at workstations.
- Determine if the tooling requires some form of automation and design it when necessary.
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Design of a mobile assembly fixture with pneumatic option
Design of a production fixture with reversal option
Participation in the development of specifications and monitoring their evolution
Flexible team with scalable capacity
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