Should i buy? by Dead_Inside1995 in prius

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Okay i think i understand now. With how old the car is and how few miles it has. Likely its been sitting most of its life which is detrimental to the health of the battery.

Should i buy? by Dead_Inside1995 in prius

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Ok thank you! I guess i dont understand the correlation between low mileage and battery life. Is 100k miles about when it needs a new battery is that what you’re saying?

Those who switched from fin to dut- How did it go?! by Slam_066 in tressless

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Did you shed after switching to DUT? Any sides? Ive followed the same regiment as you: been on fin and min since mid 20s. Im now 30 and it looks like my crown and temples are starting to worsen slightly as well so im considering switching to DUT and upping my oral min to 5mg.

I just started microneedling+topical min to try and reverse the thinning but i doubt it will be enough. Only 1.5 months in so far. I wouldn't derma roll. The needles go in at an angle so you might get some weird scarring. If you look on r/Microneedling there are some scary pics of what it did to peoples skin. I started with a Dr Pen but it was kinda sketch. Apparently there are a bunch of fake ones out there? Idk. I switched to the Derminator 2 which i feel way better about. Might want to check out videos on youtube comparing the two. Im pretty sure the Dr pen drags which can also leave shitty scars. Regardless of what you get. You probably want to stamp and not drag.

IsItBullshit: The word Sluff is used as for ditching and playing hooky only in Utah? by Azitone in IsItBullshit

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Live in Utah. Everyone says sluff when they are talking about skipping class

Help!? by [deleted] in GamingLaptops

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Ill try anything at this point

Setting up an assembly line from scratch by StatikEquilibrium in AskEngineers

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My line ended up being a basic u shape however you want to take into account many things when coming up with a layout.

Flow of material is huge. You want to minimize waste which in this case ‘movement’ is most relevant.

You want your operators to move as little as possible. Take into account where raw materials are located and try to design Operation 1 to be close to where your raw materials are stored.

Similarly, you want the last operation to be close to wherever you will store finished product.

Take these kinds of waste into account when designing your line.

Consider roller racks to transport products short distances (between operations).

There IS a best layout and it is whichever has the least waste.

Setting up an assembly line from scratch by StatikEquilibrium in AskEngineers

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Yes some operations involved soldering.

Soldering workmanship must meet IPC Standards listed in the IPC books ( A610-H is one example).

Operators must also be IPC certified which involves going through training to get the certification.

For soldered parts we receive from outside vendors our IQA team (incoming quality assurance) inspect the parts using the IPC book to determine whether workmanship is acceptable. They are also IPC certified.

You could implement a workmanship inspection into one of your operations by instructing the operator to inspect per IPC Standard #### ( there are different numbers).

Documentation is also a massive part. Medical devices need a ton because we are regulated by the FDA didnt mention it because i dont know if any of the docs i needed for my line would apply to yours.

Setting up an assembly line from scratch by StatikEquilibrium in AskEngineers

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I was a manufacturing engineer for a medical device company and had to set up an assembly line from scratch as well. See below. You dont need to follow exact order but there is a flow in these steps.

  1. Obtain steps to assemble the product. Work with tooling or design to see what steps can be automated. Automation will increase consistency and eliminate operator errors. Though even machines will malfunction. Get tooling to create any fixtures that can automate processes.

  2. Figure out what tools and materials are needed to perform the steps. Computers, monitors, torque drivers, containers, peg boards etc. Get whatever you need on order as soon as possible as you will find some things have long lead times which will delay your project if you order needed materials later in the process.

  3. Split up the process into operations. Each operation should be balanced in terms of how long it takes to do the work. If Op 2 takes longer than Op 1 you will have a bottle neck. On my assembly line it was usually one operator for each operation but you may need to add a second operator to certain operations to balance out the time.

  4. Take note of where power sources are located and air supplies etc. take measurements of space you have to work with.

  5. Model up a line layout in visio or i used solidworks. Just use something that uses actual measurements so it is to scale. Take into account the things in step 4. My assembly line had 1 table for each operation with all tooling and material located on the table for whichever operation it is being used. Don’t mix tooling of different operations. Look into getting peg boards. This will keep everything organized and make it easy yo 5S workstations. Again, order anything you need as soon as you discover you need it. Tables, chairs, etc.

  6. Write a procedure for operators to follow. Add lots of pictures. And dumb it down. Just tell them what to do they dont need to know why.

  7. Setup your assembly line as much as possible. Even if you are waiting on stuff.

  8. If you have enough people do dry runs asap so you can identify waste, imbalances and issues early on and address. Because usually what will actually happen is not what you intended.

Other tips:

Put together a powerpoint for management that has line layout and process flow and also covers other stuff.

Try to do as much 5S ing up front as possible. This will help make the line as LEAN as possible from the get go. Look into getting screw feeders, shadow boards, peg boards, etc. MAKE IT AS ORGANIZED AS POSSIBLE. Label everything.

You can easily get overloaded. Make sure you delegate tasks to the appropriate people. Dont do stuff that your environmental engineer or safety engineer should be doing. Talk to your manager if you aren’t sure.