Csi Manufacturing Plan

There is a template for C HERE

Manufacturing Plan

Students need to clearly consider all the relevant details involved in the creation of their final Pop-Up book with regards to tasks to complete, time and date of each task, resources/tools they will need, and any other considerations.

If there is a process that you have not done yourself, but you need to estimate the time it will take, one way to do that is to view videos which demonstrate the process from someone who is experienced in doing that process. Then of course, increase the time it took that experienced person to do it to estimate the time it will take for you to do it.

The plan presents all of the relevant details in a clear, easily understandable, logical manner, which could be followed by their peers with little to no need for clarification. See planning table below and on the  template

Quality Control measures must be evident in each step, as this will aid the development of your product being a successful.

See the Popup book page here for example plan

The following is from Ryan Evans at LIS

• A construction plan is a sequential order of operations to follow to make the prototype.

• The construction plan MUST be written BEFORE the prototype is made.

• You must include details of constructing the prototype from marking out of materials to final assembly.

• You should separate the order of the construction plan by the individual parts that need assembling for the prototype.

You should consider the following steps:

• Preparation - including collecting of materials and creating templates and jigs.

• Marking out - including preparation of CAD/CAM files.

• Cutting/machining of materials.

• Shaping.

• Additive manufacturing.

• Finishing - including preparation for finishing and applying surface finishes.

• Joining.

• Final assembly

Process

Equipment

Scheduling 

Quality control

Risk assessment 

These columns are explained below.

Process:

Give a descriptive name to the process you will carry out. Consideration of how much time each process will take, and put that in the scheduling column.

Equipment:

You identify the equipment you will need to complete the process step.

Scheduling: 

Estimate the time it will take to complete the process. Keep a consistent format of time.

Quality control:

State how you will ensure high quality in the process. You should reference measuring equipment, tolerances, use of go/no go gauges, dry fit assembly, jigs and templates.  

Risk assessment:

You must identify any risks associated with the process or the materials used. You can also state any preventative measure you could take to reduce the risks.

Each cell of the table MUST be 10 words or less. If not then the whole table will contribute to the word count.

(Ryan EVANS LIS IA Breakdown document HERE)