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System for manufacturing products according to customer orders

  • US 6,832,435 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2003
  • Issued: 12/21/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A manufacturing facility for manufacturing products according to customer orders, the manufacturing facility comprising:

  • a kitting facility at which components are collected for a product ordered by a customer;

    a build cell in which the components are assembled, configured, and tested to form the product;

    a boxing facility at which the product is packaged;

    a transportation system that transports the components from the kitting facility to the build cell where the components are assembled, configured, and tested, and that transports the product to the boxing facility where the product is packaged; and

    an individual receiving apparatus that receives sets of components for at least two build cells from the transportation system, the receiving apparatus disposed between the two build cells and operable to move laterally therebetween.

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