Design of work station to minimize assembly times in carpentry workshops in Tantoyuca, Veracruz

Abstract

This research reflects the analysis and optimization of the artisanal work methods that are carried out in the carpentry shops located in Tantoyuca, Veracruz, making a differentiated emphasis on the optimization of the drum door assembly work, a procedure that demands an exhaustive physical work for the operator due to uncomfortable postures due to frequent standing, with the knees bent and bent over, causing ergonomic trauma to important parts of the body such as: Neck, shoulders, hands, wrists, fingers and upper back; thus causing the assembly and rework times to be excessive. As the first part, the survey results applied to the carpenters under study are presented, later the operations carried out under study are described, going on to analyze the probable causes of excessive assembly time, later the literature is analyzed to determine the optimal measures according to the type of work and posture to use, to finally design the prototype and prepare a cost benefit analysis in conjunction with a FODA analysis. The changes proposed in the design of the work station are based on taking into account the current considerations of the carpenters under study, since it is intended that the proposed design considerably reduce the delays for the completion of the drum door assemblies, as well as well as the reduction of inappropriate work postures, which in turn cause work times to be considerable due to the aforementioned.