Build Your Own Prefabrication Shop - NECA Net
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Build Your Own Prefabrication Shop
Build Your Own Prefabrication ShopBruce Phillips
Electrical Prefab Systems, LLC
This session is eligible for 1 contact hour
For these hours to appear on your certificate, you must:– Have your badge scanned at the door
– Attend 90% of this presentation– Fill out the online evaluation for this session
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Topics Covered1. Facilities2. Staffing3. Engineering4. Tools & Equipment5. Production6. Other Considerations
Facilities• Production Space• Utilities• Storage
– Raw Materials§ Production Material, e.g. Steel Boxes/Rings, Devices,
Brackets, Fittings, Misc. Hardware, etc.§ Packaging, e.g. Boxes, Pallets, etc.
– Work-in-Progress– Complete/Packaged Product
• Material Handling Equipment• Delivery to Job-Site (truck)
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Staffing (Required Personnel)• Prefabrication Manager
– Production Manager– Liaison with Field & Internal Personnel– Scheduling– Process Development & Control
• Engineering/Layout• CAD Operator(s)• Production Labor• Other Support Functions
– Purchasing– Accounting/HR– Warehouse/Delivery Driver– Facilities Maintenance & Repair
Engineering• Development of Design Process (Most Critical!)
– Nomenclature System/Designations– Design/Layout Scheme– Software Development
§ Required to Convert Engineered Nomenclature into a Consistent and Standardized Work-Product
– Labeling: Connecting Drawings to Fabricated Product
• Development of Production Process– Division of Labor
§ Skilled versus Unskilled Labor§ Supervision§ Quality Control
– Work-Flow– Production Methods
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Tools & Equipment• Shop Computer(s)• Industrial Label Printers• Storage Racks/Shelves• Assembly Benches• Jigs & Fixtures• Hand Tools• Wire/Cable Stripping Machines• Power/Pneumatic Tools
– Battery Drills– Pneumatic Screwdrivers (Compressor)
• Testing Equipment• Packaging Equipment/Supplies• Material Handling Equipment, e.g. Pallet
Jack/Fork Truck, etc.
Production• Material Flow
– Supply of Components to Shop Floor§ Determining What is Needed and When§ Ensuring Production Labor is Never Idle
• Process Flow – Level of Sophisticationa) Assembly of all Components by One Worker?b) Assembly Line: Assigning Repetitive Tasks
• Means & Methods• Developing a Flow-Chart - What Must Happen 1st, 2nd, etc.• Planning for Final Assembly
• Training to Ensure Quality Control & Consistency
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Other Considerations• Heavy-Duty Packaging for Transport • Carton Identification, e.g. Job Name, Floor/Unit Number• Training of Field Personnel
– Proper Installation of Materials (brackets, back supports, etc.)– Understanding of System Methodology & Identification– Reporting Design/Production Problems to Design Engineer– Encourage Positive Feedback for Product Improvement
• Support & Leadership from Corporate Management• UL Listing Requirement?
– Required by Authority Having Jurisdiction (Electrical Inspector)– Required by Project Specifications
• Increased Inventory Levels (and associated storage requirements)• Accounting Issues, e.g. Job Costing, Assignment of Costs, Honest & Transparent Understanding of
Added Overhead Costs.• Impact of Re-Assigning Valuable Personnel to Prefab Initiative from Other Critical Operations.
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