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SMART! Booth #8900

Configuring Work Cells to Impact the Bottom Line

Saturday, July 23 from 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Session Code: SA82

Track: Software & Technology

Speaker: Arnie Hopkins, Stiles Machinery, Inc.

Work cells are cost effective, space efficient, flexible and fast, requiring minimal manpower to produce parts and products. A work cell can be the entire manufacturing solution or a “factory within a factory” to handle product requirements outside the mainstream of a factory’s flow. Cell solutions can be tailored to specific types of production requirements and produce a wide variety of products with short turnaround times and a high degree of customization to suit end user needs—essential features to competing in the current market place. In this intermediate/advanced session, attendees gain knowledge on what constitutes a work cell and the generic attributes and advantages pertinent to secondary wood products manufacturing (cabinets, store fixtures, etc.); when a work cell is an appropriate solution and how it can eliminate setup time and error; and details of 3 different work cell solutions for 3 different types of production requirements.