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04/13/2023 AAC Confidential 1

Automation Assistance and Consulting LLC

Michael Greene

Automation Consultant - Owner

204/13/2023 AAC Confidential

ObjectiveAssist Manufacturers

“Lacking time, expertise and resources”- Improve Existing Manufacturing – Engineering Study

- Cost Bid Submittal and R.O.I. Analysis- Final Report and Presentation

Assist Machine Builders“Under staffed or lack experience”

- Support Application Engineering in all Functions- Assist Sales Dept. with New Markets, Projects and Sales Presentations

“From Concept to Production AAC can Provide Assistance in Each Stage of Automation Development”


Assist Machine Builders

Lean Manufacturing“Reduce Operating Costs”

- Continuous Improvement- Waste Removal- Standardized Work

Source: Aberdeen Group, Feb. 2008

Top Pressures All Respondents

Need to reduce overall Operating Costs 79%

Demand for shorter lead times 43%

Operational process complexity 19%

Globalization 18%

Demand for higher quality products 16%

We Will Always Consider:


Assist Machine Builders

Lean Manufacturing“Lean as a holistic approach requires discipline and attention to each layer of the lean philosophy”

TOC, JIT, DBR, SMP, Lean Accounting, Flow Manufacturing

Eliminating Waste, Visual Cues, The Five S’s, Error Proofing,

Six Sigma, Documented Procedures and Instructions

Define Value, Map the Value Steams, Make Activities

Flow, Respond to Customer Demand, Continuously

Improve (Kaizen)

Source: Aberdeen Group, Feb. 2008

Business Value StreamLayer

Business ImprovementLayer

Business StrategyLayer

LeanApproach

We Will Always Consider:


Assist Machine Builders”What AAC Can Do For You”

Review End User Information- Type of Product/Market- U.S. or Foreign- Floor Space Available- Delivery Expectation*- Budget- Risk*

- Order Potential- Justification

Manpower Production Rate Floor Space Safety

Quality EnvironmentErgonomics

- Return on Investment*

* AAC or Client’s Standard Form


Assist Machine Builders ”What AAC Can Do For You”

Calculate Production Volume/Rate- Overall Equipment Efficiency*- Reliability & Maintainability*

Propose Processes- Assembly Operations- Press Operations- Fastening- Testing- Welding- Marking (Ink, Impact, Laser)- Pack Out Operations

* AAC or Client’s Standard Forms



Recommend Machine Types- Manual or Automatic- Work Bench- Single Station or Cell- Synchronous

Rotary DialCarrouselIndexing ConveyorLift & Carry

- Non-synchronousPalletized Carrousel ConveyorPalletized Inline Side by Side ConveyorPalletized Over and Under Conveyor

- Continuous Motion


Assist Machine Builders ”What AAC Can Do For You”

Create Floor Plans- Equipment Layout

Allocated SpaceBuilding Obstructions

- Product FlowReceiving/ShippingFirst In First Out (FIFO)

- Material HandlingLift Truck (AGV)Dunnage TypePre-Select KittingAutomatic Part FeedersRobotic



Source Major Purchased Equipment

- Vendor Sourcing*Robots Torque EquipmentMotions Controllers & PC’sFeed Systems IndexersConveyors Tables & RacksTesters LasersWelders InstrumentationMezzanines Special Processes

- Write RFQ*Specify Items RequestedExpected DeliveryTerms

* AAC or Client’s Standard Forms



Concept Station/Tooling

- Best Practices*Feed Systems RobotsFeed Tubes & Tracks ManipulatorsLeak Testers End ToolingDispensers Basic Machine Types

- Timing Charts*Past ExperienceVendor Recommendations

- Motion to Motion Estimates*- Lean Manufacturing

*AAC or Client’s Standard Form



Promote Lean Principles”Produce High Quality, Multiple Model Products in Varying

Quantities with No Waste”

- Cell is “U” Shaped and Modular with CCW Flow- Stations have Flexible Utility Drops and Quick Disconnects- Operators Inside of Cell, Material Fed from Outside Cell- WIP is Minimized – No More than One Part Between

Stations- Part Conveyance for Ergonomic and Safety Reasons- Error Proofing Built In at Every Station- Poka-Yoke Devices Stop Cycle – Only Good Parts

Advance- Station Width Minimized to Promote Operator Walk Loops- Maintenance Access from Front and Rear

- Operator Instruction Sheets at Each Station



Proposal Writing- Budgetary*

- Time & Material*

- Firm Price*

Cover Letter Capacity Run Off Parts

Pricing Staffing Req. Shipping

Payment Terms Facility Req. Installation

Delivery Acceptance Service

System Description Ref. Docs Documents

Station Description Ref. Specs Training

Controls Exceptions Spare Parts

Guarding Performance Warranty




Delivery- Always Based on Your Backlog and Capabilities

Estimating- Material & Purchased Equipment

- Engineering (hours)

- Machine Shop – Fabrication (hours)

- Assembly & Debug (hours)

- Pneumatics (hours and material)*

- Hydraulics (hours and material)*

- Controls (hours and material)*

- Acceptance, Shipping, Installation and Training



Meeting the Needs

My Experience

Application Engineering- 16 Years Experience

Estimating- 9 Years Experience

Sales & Management- 7 Years Experience

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My Previous Employers

Gilman Engineering and Manufacturing Co. (Giddings & Lewis)

Lamb Assembly & Test (Unova)

Calvary Automation Systems, Inc.

Johann A. Krause (ThyssenKrupp)

Advanced Assembly Automation (ATW)

Cincinnati Automation & Test (MAG)

Gilman Engineering and Manufacturing Co.


My Strength In Experience


Markets Served

Aerospace

Automotive

Medical

Solar Energy

Diesel Engine

Consumer Product

Material Handling


Automation Assistance and Consulting LLC

“Providing Assembly Automation Assistance at a Detailed Level”

3554 Cricketeer Dr.

Janesville, WI 53546

PH: 608-359-6008

Email: [email protected]

Website

www.autoassistconsult.com