Robots Slide and Glide: Three stamping-press-tending robots at metal-furniture manufacturer The HON Co. ride floor rails to move from press to press, serving up sheetmetal blanks to two-station transfer dies

摘要

A vigorous rapid-continuous-improvement (RCI) program directed toward ongoing training and implementation of productivity-enhancing manufacturing projects has earned The HON Co. plant in Cedar-town, GA, heaps of industry recognition. The list of awards goes on and on for the plant and for its parent, HNI Corp., touted as the second-largest manufacturer of office furniture in the world; HON makes panel systems, desks, storage files and tables.