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Kaizen - “kai’ means “little” or “ongoing”. “Zen” means “for the better” or “good.” Small continuous improvements on everyone’s part leads to world class manufacturing. This page is dedicated to displaying past/ongoing Kaizen projects.
Proposed Project
- tablet stand for shop
- photo booth
- QR codes
Examples
- Manual_lathe_(Logan)
- Cutter Types (Mill)
- Cleaning_Machines
- Tramming_Mill_Head
- Squaring_Rough_Stock
- 3D_Printing
- Micrometer_Measurements
- Mounting_Tools_(HAAS_Mill)
Lean Summer 2014
- Belt Sander
- Diameter Pitch
- Drilling and Tapping
- Fasteners
- Outside Micrometer
- Parallels
- Soldering Station
- Welding
- Z-Axis Auto Feed for Sharp Mills
Lean Summer 2014
- Swapping Lathe Collet Chuck
- Swapping Lathe Chuck
- Cutter Types (Lathe)
- Cutter Types (Mill)
- Cleaning Machines
- Tramming Mill Head
- Squaring Rough Stock
- Tumbler (C&M Topline)
- Boring Head
- Broach
- Sine Bar
- Rotary Table
- Turn Table
- 90 Degree Mill Head
- 3D Printing
- Part Design (MakerBot)
- Code Generation (MakerBot)
- Machine Setup/Maintenance (MakerBot)
- Micrometer Measurements
- 4th Axis (HAAS Mill)
- Mounting Tools (HAAS Mill)
- Collets and Holders
- Changing Gears on Lathe
- How to Use Counterbores
- Telescoping Hole Gauge
- How to Use Z-Axis Feed
- Step Drills
- Reamers
- Metrology
- Mill Procedures (HAAS)
- Mill Procedures (Bridgeport)
- Mill Procedures (Manual)
- Lathe Procedures (Manual)
- Lathe Procedures (HAAS)
- MasterCAM Procedures
Proposed Organization
- CNC Machining
- 3D printing
- Manual machining
- Hand tools
- Wind Tunnel
- Metrology
- Facilities
- Outsourced
- Safety
- ME Shop
- EE Lab
- other labs...
Pages to convert
- Metrology page with summary of tools (With QR chart for shop) FEA
- Micrometers page - already exists, add inside mic.
- Calipers page
- Gauge page
- Hole Gauge
- Thread Gauge
- Gauge Block
- Pin Gauges.
- Radius Gauges
- Dial indicator
- Large Dividers
- Protractors (and other measuring devices)
- Mill - see lathe page kinematics
- Tooling page
- Sine bar (already on wiki)
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Precision angles
- Parallels
- Stub Arbors
- Collets & Collet Holders
- Deburring Tools
- Tooling page
- Add to - Cutter Types (Mill):
- Counter bore
- Drills
- Morse-Taper Drills
- Center drill
- Countersinks
- Reamers
- Step drills
- Taps
- Reamers
- Hole Saws
- Add to - Cutter Types (Mill):
- Changeovers
- Changing gears
- all others
- Changeovers
- Operations
- all
- Operations
- Lathe page (add section for operations and tooling) Fluids
- Cutter Types (Lathe): (Add to)
- Drills
- Morse-Taper Drills
- Center drill
- Countersinks
- Reamers
- Taps
- Reamers
- Hole Saws
- Cutter Types (Lathe): (Add to)
- Changeovers
- Adjusting speed (including low and high gears)
- Setup for power feed and threads
- Using the magnetic dial indicators
- Use of tailstock
- Changeovers
- Lathe tooling
- Soft jaws
- Collet chuck
- Deburring Tools
- Live Centers
- Lathe tooling
- HAAS Mill
- Tooling
- Changeovers
- Operations / checklists
- Cutting tools
- HAAS Lathe
- Tooling
- Changeovers
- Operations / checklists
- Cutting tools
- Available hand tools
- Electric Drill
- Sawzall
- Large Wrenches
- Strap Wrench
- Whitney Punch
- Random
- Broaching
- Collet Blocks
- Transfer Punches
- Indexing Head
- Steel Stamps
- Drill Grind Gauge