TWO BIN SYSTEM

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND STORAGE SYSTEM

TWO BIN SYSTEM
This is standardized storage system which is used in many of the companies. The schematic sketch of the two bin system is shown above. There are 18 such racks which are placed at the 18 stages of the line. This bins contain hard ware items like like nuts, bolts, washers, O rings etc.

Working Procedure:

The racks contain two storage levels and one level. The bins on the top and middle of the rack contain all the parts of an engine which are coming on the respective stage. Items from bins are drawn for engine assembly, after drawing of parts these bins are put in to return line i.e. bottom level.

There are 4 models of engine which are produced and colour code is used to identify bins containing parts for a particular operation.