Chaku-chaku

Chaku-chaku is a method for running one-piece flow in a cell where each machine unloads its own finished part automatically. The operator takes that ejected part directly to the next machine, loads it, starts the machine, and carries the part that machine has just ejected onward, moving around the cell. The term means "load-load" in Japanese.

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Machines in the cell unload parts automatically, so the operator does not stop to unload them.
The operator carries the part directly from one machine to the next, which is described as saving time and motion.
Sequence per machine: take the ejected part to the next machine, load the new part, start the machine, then take that machine's ejected part onward.
The name literally means "load-load" in Japanese.
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