Sustainable Six Sigma, Assembly, and Industrial power design - Starline intro by jpe

JPE Jelph Power Equipment Co. Pte LtdStarline Six Sigma, Automotive Assembly Applications,

Power Where You Need It

Six Sigma, Sustainable Assembly, and

Industrial Power Design - Starline Intro by JPE

• What is Six Sigma and how does it impact the electrical

system of a facility?

• “In its most simple sense, Six Sigma is a highly disciplined

approach to decision making that helps people focus on

improving processes to make them as near perfect as

possible.”

Six Sigma

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Starline is mounted along the entire

assembly line.

You can adjust your electrical devices

even during actual production anywhere

on the Access Slot.

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• Generally speaking, companies use Six Sigma to reduce variation in

products and processes - but the net effect of any Six Sigma project

is what people are really looking for: fewer defects, shorter cycle

times, increased capacity and throughput, lower costs, higher

revenues and reduced capital expenditures”(1.)

• The ultimate goal for these efforts to “reduce variation in products

and processes” is to have as a target the improvement of the process

to promote a desired result. This desired result is product

improvement, reduction in facility cost, reduce manufacturing cost,

and increasedcustomer satisfaction.

• The positive outcome, for commitment to continuous improvement,

for the processes is realized using Starline Busway.

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(1.) BMG Breakthrough Management Group Definition of Six Sigma http://www.bmgi.com/methodologies/methodologies_six_sigma.aspx

The Starline Plug-in units shown, are safely and quickly

mounted onto the system as needed. Provides the

electrical connection points for your equipment on

individually protected branch circuits

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Starline Plug-in UnitStarline Track

Busway System

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Starline Busway has been described as the best kept trade secret

by many manufacturers.

• The ability to change the work flow, to adjust without waste, to improve

the work environment makes Starline Busway the modern wiring

method.

• The continuous access slot of Starline Track Busway, allows the plug-in

devices to be quickly positioned, inserted, rotated and attached.

• Available in systems of 100, 225, 250 400 and 800 amperes. All

designed for “Hot swappable” plug-in connections.

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• DC Tooling at left is moved

for each model production

setup. These systems are

mounted on a monorail to

enable fast positioning

along the assembly line.

• The Plug-in connection at

right is Starline and is

quickly added to provide

the power to the DC

Tooling once positioned

Countless advantages exist for the usage of Starline Busway.

These comments stated by automotive Electrical Engineers and their contractors:

• Initial cost is low, easily recovered with usage. Every change or relocation, of a plug-

in device, eliminates a future conduit & wire project.

• Increases uptime for the manufacturing cell. Accelerates time required to perform

setups from one manufacturing arrangement to the next.

Many companies place their automated machinery on casters to quickly

relocate their production equipment.

• Solves the dilemma associated with fixed wiring in lean manufacturing

• Addresses the problems of deviation from the standards and enables the process

improvements.

• Ensures improvements by maintenance without increasing the infrastructure cost.

• Clearly enhances the ability to manufacture a quality product.

• Ideal for error proofing equipment implementation.

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The concept of flexible utilities was obtained by the aero-space manufacturers. They used lineal arrangements that organized the various voltages, gases, air, exhaust, and communication systems in the same pattern. The Starline Busway’s for 480v, 415v, 120/208v, 42v, 12v, were mounted on the same trapeze of althread/strut. Anywhere under this organized supply, the manufacturing processes can be quickly located. Starline Busway eliminates the waste that other electrical methods take for granted.

Conduit & wire, wireway, cabletray, and other busway systems changes, all utilize technology requiring the sacrifice of wire, or conduit, or other switchgear apparatus to the scrap heap as a result of changes. The ability of Starline Busway to promote an environmental friendly, completely reusable electrical system is recognized as a side benefit of using Starline Busway. Customers can remove and reinstall or rearrange entire workcell areas without needing to increase their electrical system cost or creating discarded electrical material.

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• Flexible Utilities – the ability to change, adjust by

reusing the existing system for future changes

• Production Power, clean, consistent, available where

and when required

• Critical Mission for Lean Six Sigma applications

Ref: CTP Critical to Process

• Modern electrical system designs

Flexible Utilities

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Pedestal mounted Starline for workcells JPE

Structured Power. All products have strengths and weaknesses. Of Starline’s many strengths – The most important is the reliability of the Joint construction. Starline has never had a loose joint on this system.

Connections Heat Rise tested and rated for 40 deg. C continuous duty cycle.

Starline Track Busway and all components are easy to:

– Install

– Expand

– Relocate

– Reconfigure

– Sustainable

These unique features make Starline Track

Busway one of today’s most “Green”

electrical products

About StarLine Track Busway

Continuous Access, Finger-Safe Aluminum Housing, Copper Conductors

40A up to 800A, 600V - IEC and UL Listed

Typical Configuration

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U-Shaped busbars

Extruded Aluminum Housing

Insulators that surround the

busbars and provide a UL Listed

“finger safe” product.

Continuous open bottom

About the Track Busway

225A Version Shown

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Clean, consistent power to your valuable

equipment. Monitoring is also available.

Starline System

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Comparisons to other Busway systems

Starline

Few Parts

Easy Assembly

Never Loosen

Common Types of Busway / Busduct

Air-insulated

Isolated PhaseLighting

Ventilated

Starline

Continuous Access

Sandwiched

Cast Resin

Segregated /

Non-Segregated

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Feeder Bus – wrong choice for flexible power distribution requirements

Sandwich Busway – requires maintenance –

bolted joints, plug connection is a positional

contact of flat blade against a flat surface.

Difficult and time consuming to put plugs on.

Many companies require the system to be

turned off when putting plugs on for safety

purposes.

Cast Resin – much improved conductor

insulation but same maintenance and plug

connection limitations as Sandwich Busway.

Both Sandwitch and Cast Resin products

best applications are as feeder systems

where power supplied over distance with

limited connections.

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PLUG-IN BUSWAY

TRADITIONAL SANDWICHED BUSWAY

Plug-in Openings / Access

(every 600mm apart)

Not Starline

Mounting positions easily

blocked by anything. A

bracket, or any physical

obstruction prevents

mounting of plug-in devicesMaintenance is required on the feeder bus systems. Fire

hazard if have loose joints

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Sandwiched BuswayPlug-in Units

(every 600mm apart)

TRADITIONAL BUSWAY

INSTALLATION

Not Starline

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Starline vs Traditional Busway Joint

Male – Female Joint Multi-Bolt Bridge Joint

Removable Joint Coupler Starline - Boltless Joint

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• No bolts through the conductors with Starline.

• The conductor clamping is eliminated with Starline

• Conductors are connected in a preformed U shaped

channel and rigid copper blade that functions like a

knife switch design

• Starline conductors will never loosen

• The plug-in unit attaches the same way. A rigid

blade turning into the U-shaped conductor.

• Housing coupler provides structural strength to

connect two housings together.

Fast installation with few parts and reliable connections

Housing Coupler

Housing Section

Rigid blade that connects to conductors

Installation Tool

Starline Busway Simply Stab-in JPE

• Abutt the two housing ends.

• Offset for the copper and use the

installation tool to install the copper into

the conductor, by rotating the handle

• Then slide the housing coupler across

the joint and tighten into place.

Mechanical Spring Pressure Connection Principal

• Flexible , Reliable, Modular, Ease of installation and

Promotes better operational performance

• Creates a maintenance-free connection.

Stab on Plug-In Paddle

or Male end of busbar

U-Shaped Copper Conductor

throughout busway length

Starline Track Busway

Improving the Design and Performance of the Infrastructure

The ability to accelerate the changes without creating errors has huge advantages

Introducing systems that have beneficial performance, eliminate the maintenance difficulties and warranty issues.

To Be or Not To Be . . . Do decisions create honey or do you get stung?

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Bottom Line

Speeds up DC Tooling and other application usages from one production setup to the next. Significant Cost Savings to:

– Material and Labor (Huge advantage during actual production runs)

Lower cost than using traditional methods (conduit, wire, junction boxes)

Flexibility that will virtually eliminate costly changes and delays for new plants and existing plant upgrades

Safe to use, Hot swappable (plug & play) Adjust production equipment on “live” system

Green [Scalable, Reusable]

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Starline is a fabulous electrical system.

• The savings, realized by the user, comes in having an electrical system capable of continuous improvement that lowers the operating costs. It is adaptable to the ever changing electrical requirements of the user.

• Try it you’ll like it.

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Available through Internationally Approved Resellers

For Information on Starline please contact:

JPE Jelph Power Equipment Co. Pte Ltd,

11th Floor, Wisma Atria, 435 Orchard Road, Singapore 238877

Contact: Edward Hahn

65-9005-8214

[email protected]