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Rehrig Pacific Summer Experience. Brad Beers . About Me. From Franklin Will answer to “Toast” Eagle Scout PLET Major Penn State University, Erie the Beherend College Would like to pursue future in orthotics Hobbies Include Reenacting between the years 500 and 1800 Carpentry Music.
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Rehrig Pacific Summer Experience Brad Beers
About Me • From Franklin • Will answer to “Toast” • Eagle Scout • PLET Major • Penn State University, Erie the Beherend College • Would like to pursue future in orthotics • Hobbies Include • Reenacting between the years 500 and 1800 • Carpentry • Music
Learned • Proper setup of branders • Management skills • As Lead Operator • As Engineer • Troubleshooting • Lean manufacturing • “5 S” principals • Support is necessary
Projects • Reorganization of Brand Plate Storage Room • Preventative maintenance of injection molding machines • Repair of Frigel chiller system for Engel #3 • Extruder efficiency study • Work to improve the grinder / extruder area • Assist in installation of natural gas flam unit on Engel #3 • Painting and refurbishing of machine shop equipment • Organic cart drilling table • Cleaning stations • Enclosed fluff can • “5S” utilization across the shop floor • Labeling waterlines in East cell
Cleaning Stations • Put the Tools with the people • Locations set and ready • Difficulty acquiring inventory • Difficulty acquiring Purchase Order
Organic Cart Drilling Table • Makes job safer • Less Stressful work • Needs more time to refine prototype • Needs production testing
Work to improve the grinder / extruder area • Possibilities for improvement exist • Base research has been completed in some • Lift apparatus to aid operator • Recycling of fines to increase productivity • Utilization to occur as time allows • Makes job easier • Makes job safer • Makes job cleaner • Makes job more efficient
“5S” utilization across the shop floor • Continuing project • As needed basis • Constant improvement • Brings shop to world class status
Refurbinshing machine shop equipment • Creates Lean environment • Easy to tell if dirty • Easy to tell if broken • Creates world class environment
Reorganization of Brand Plate Storage Room • Creates 30 second inventory • Less time wasted finding parts • Has room for improvement • Full inventory of locations of all branding equipment in database
Enclosed Fluff Can • Started as a 95 gallon ROC • Creates cleaner work environment • Less air polutants • Less floor polutants • Creates safer work environment • Less fines that can be slipped on
Assist in installation of natural gas flame unit on Engel #3 • Natural gas is less expensive than propane • Less equipment involved
Preventative maintenance of injection molding machines • Keeps the machines running trouble free longer • Necessary evil • If problems are found • Can be resloved • Can prevent larger problems • Can decrease downtime
Repair of Frigel chiller system for Engel #3 • Part of preventative maintinence • Keeps cooling consistient • Keeps parts in spec • Completed to keep chiller functioning • No chiller = No parts
Extruder efficiency study • Found the maximum capabilities of the extruder in a safe manner • Extruder can be run faster • More wear and tear on parts • Shorter lifespan • At current setting • Good balance between longevity and throughput • Run at RPM
Current Project • Start-up Shutdown of East Cell Water • Help other PSU Student Projects • Other projects as needed
Goals • Learn as much as possible • Be a better engineer • Be a better employee • Continue here at Rehrig Pacific • If the possibility exists • Future work on communication • Major issue within the plant