ASSEMBLY LINE SPECIFICATIONS



 THE CUBE  PAINTED BLUE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS THE "CUBE" SUPPORTS THE "OUTRIGGERS" THAT HOLD THE PNEUMATIC HAND TOOLS AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL POWER, FANS, LIGHTS, AND AIR LINES. THE "CUBE CAN BE MADE TO ORDER BUT THE UNIT SHOWN IS FOR FOUR STATIONS. ADDITIONAL STATIONS ARE LOCATED IN THE FOUR CORNERS AND ARE OUTLINED BELOW.
 THE CAROUSEL  PAINTED YELLOW IT CONSISTS OF FOUR OR MORE ARMS WHICH CORRESPOND TO AN INDIVIDUAL ASSEMBLY TASK AND EACH STOP IS CALLED A STATION. AS THE TAK IS COMPLETED THE ARMS ROTATE TO THE NEXT STATION
 THE BRAKE  WITHOUT THE SPECIALLY DESIGNED BRAKE AND HOLD MECHANISM, PAINTED RED, THEY SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. THE FIRST STATION INDIVIDUAL WAITS UNTIL EACH STATION IS READY BEFORE MANUALLY RELEASING THE BRAKE.
 THE HOLDER  PAINTED GREEN AND TEAL IN THE PHOTOS THEY ARE INTERCHANGABLE AND MADE TO ACCEPT DIFFERENT SIZE BICYCLE FRAMES.
 OTHER STATIONS  OTHER STATIONS CONSIST OF HEAD CUP AND BOTTOM BRACKET CUP PRESSES AND FORK RACE PRESS / NOT SHOWN IS THE FETHE FORK THREADING MACHINE AND OR GEOMETRIC HEAD AND LATHE ALSO INCLUDED

 CONVEYOR  AS SHOWN THE CONVEYOR IS POWERED AND CONTROLED TO START AND STOP (JPEG._027 - _028) AS EACH BICYCLE IS BOXED AND SENT TO THE BOX MACHINE.
 BOX MACHINE  BUILT BY THE COLDWATER MACHINE COMPANY FOR THE SCHWINN BICYCLE CO. IN 1981 THIS HOT MELT CARTON SEALING MACHINE (SERIAL NUMBER 6673) SAW LIMITED SERVICE AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE KEY COMPONENT BESIDES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER AND SEALING OF BOXESS IS IT'S ABILITY TO BE SET FOR DIFFERENT SIZE CARTONS QUICKLY (SEE JPEGS. _012 - _018)
 PARTS AND FRAME WASHING MACHINES  UP TO TWO UNITS ARE INCLUDED AND ARE MADE BY THE MAGNUS EQUPMENT COMPANY AND WILL ACCOMODATE ANY BIKE OR TANDEM. THESE UNITS ARE STAINLESS STELL INSIDE AND ARE LIKE NEW HAVING SEEN LITTLE OR NO SERVICE.
 REMARKS ON THE SYSTEM  BY USING FOUR STATIONS CONSISTING OF FOUR PEOPLE AND TWO PEOPLE FOR PACKING AND ONE FOR STACKING (AS THE BOXES CLEAR THE CARTON MACHINE) IT IS POSSIBLE TO ASSEMBLE COASTER BRAKE BICYCLES IN THREE MINUTES FROM RAW FRAME TO IN THE BOX.


 BICYCLE ASSEMBLY