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Production Lines

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2.1      INTRODUCTION

Assembly or production lines can be defined as “an arrangement of workers, machines, tools, and equipment in which the product being assembled passes consecutively from first operation to next operation until completed.” The production line can be one operation needed to complete a product, or multiple operations could go on, with more than 10 or even 20 operations to complete a product. Mechanical production methods require workers to perform a repetitive task on a product as it moves along on a conveyor belt or track. In photonics production, a product can be moved between stations using one type ...

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