UMSAE Workshop/Trailer Redesign and E4 Facility Layout
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The design project presented to our design team has three parts. The existing University of Manitoba Student Chapter of SAE International (UMSAE) workshop must be redesigned to improve the poor organization and work flow that is present. The UMSAE travel trailer must be redesigned, and a detailed universal loading scheme must be created to reduce trailer loading time and improve trailer organization when at competition. Finally, a building layout must be created for the Faculty of Engineering workspaces in the E4 building, a proposed addition to the existing EITC facility that will be shared with the Faculty of Architecture as an inclusive design center. This report presents the final recommended designs for each project section. The UMSAE workshop redesign uses a shelving system with colored totes to organize items and sort them between teams. The entire back room is used as a storage unit, which includes the installation of a sheet metal rack and chemical cabinets. Common tools are located on two color-coded shadow boards, which can be rolled to different locations depending on who requires them. Designated areas for team vehicles, tools, and storage are marked on the floor of the room to maintain workflow and travel lanes. Material disposal is defined with a simple flow chart and appropriate storage containers for each type of waste produced in the shop. The UMSAE trailer is redesigned with the addition of a shelving unit, hanging rack, tool chest, and folding workbench. The shelving unit is used as a place to store colored totes, which are organized into totes with objects common to all teams, and totes with team-specific objects. This improves loading speed and organization, as only the team-specific totes must be swapped out of the trailer. A set of hanging racks allows cords, ropes, and straps to be placed on the trailer walls. An integrated tool chest with a top work surface organizes tools effectively while providing a work surface for small assembly operations. If more work surface area is required, a folding table, attached to the trailer wall, can be extended beside the tool chest and to allow […]