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What is a "Pallet"?
What is a "Pallet"?
Pallet = Universal Interface. More specifically/contextually: Standardized, universal interface between manufacturing processes/steps, allows for consistent transfer of variable workpieces
Dictionary = a portable platform for handling, storing, or moving materials and packages (as in warehouses, factories, or vehicles)
What isn't a "Pallet"?
What isn't a "Pallet"?
Fixtures or workholding devices by themselves are not necessarily pallets, although fixtures can also be pallets, or - more commonly - you can palletize fixturing
Items that look like pallets, but do not consistently and repeatable locate/interface are not pallets
Similar rules/definitions to fixturing, but applied to the pallet itself, rather than workpieces
Pallet Changing
Pallet Changing
Manual Pallet Changing = Fixturing of pallet into & out of process/system done entirely by hand
Semi-Automatic = Fixturing of pallet into & out of process/system done partially controlled/automatically, by still requires manual input
Automatic = Fixturing of pallet into & out of process/system done automatically
3.1✔ CHECKPOINT
3.1✔ CHECKPOINT
Pallet Fixturing Case Study, Part 1:
Pallet Fixturing Case Study, Part 1:
Identify Current Fixture/Workflow State
Identify Current Fixture/Workflow State
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