PRESENTED BY: NJOROGE JOHN MIRIE
INDEX NO:1061200083
COURSE:DIPLOMA IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
COURSE CODE:2503/306
PROJECT TITIE:WORKSHOP TROLLEY
PRESENTED TO:KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATION IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DILPOMA IN AUTOMOTIVE
ENGINEERING
CENTRE:KENYA COAST NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC
SUPERVISOR:MR. TIMOTHY MBINDO
EXAM SERIES:MARCH SERIES
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DECLARATION
I declare that the Workshop Trolley Project is my orginal work,and not copied
from any other student’s work who has arleady presented to the kenya national
examination council for any award.
AUTHOR’S NAME SIGNATURE
John Mirie Njoroge
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DEDICATION
I dedicate this project to my beloved parents MR. and MRS NJOROGE,my
brothers,sisters and cousins for their moral support,financial support during my
entire research toward completion of this Trade Project,may ALMIGHTY GOD
bless them all.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my special gratitude and appreciation to my project
manager MR. TIMOTHY MBINDO whose contribution made a great impact in
gaining technical skills,,researching and knowledge in writting toward
completion of this successful Trade Project.
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Contents
DECLARATION................................................................................................................
DEDICATION....................................................................................................................
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..................................................................................................
DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL TERMS & ABBREVIATION.....................................
ABSTRACT........................................................................................................................
CHAPTER ONE...............................................................................................................
1.0 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................
1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.............................................................................
OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT...............................................................................
1.3SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT.....................................................................
1.4 SCOPE AND LIMITATION.................................................................................
CHAPTER TWO..............................................................................................................
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW.......................................................................................
2.1 EXISTING DESIGN...............................................................................................
2.2 PROPOSED DESIGN.............................................................................................
2.3 PRODUCT UNIQUE FEATURES........................................................................
CHAPTER THREE...........................................................................................................
3.0 METHODOLOGY..................................................................................................
3.1 NATURE OF THE PRODUCT..............................................................................
3.2DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTION.......................................................................
3.3 PROJECT COMPONENT,TESTING&ESTIMATION COST.............................
3.4 WORKING SCHEDULE.......................................................................................
3.5 PRODUCT TESTING AND FUCTIONALITY....................................................
CHAPTER FOUR............................................................................................................
4.0 FINDING AND DATA ANALYSIS.....................................................................
4.1 CONCLUSION OF FINDINGS.............................................................................
4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS OF FINDINGS..............................................................
4.3 LIST OF REFERENCE..........................................................................................
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DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL TERMS & ABBREVIATION
EGORNOMIC- Designing a tool that meets requirements of the
user or the worker using the tool.
5’S-Japanese methodology that ensures clean, orderly use and
storage of tools by removal of excess tools from the workplace and
organize the tools in such a manner that they are to find, use and
maintain.
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TROLLEY(Workshop Trolley)-A cart like device that helps ,carry
,categorize store and safeguard various tools used in the workshop.
D -Diameter
RODS-used for welding fabrication
SCIBER- Used for marking marks
GRINDER -Used fo cutting sheet
ABSTRACT
Workshop Trolley is ideal for storing tools so that they are always close at
hand. Smooth -running castors ensure the trolley is mobile even when fully
loaded. The workshop trolley has numerous functions since it has drawers with
storage capacities of tools used in the workshop. Trolley has advantageous
importance in the workshop as it saves time and increases work efficiency.
The main advantage of coming up with the workshop trolley project is to create
a self sustaining culture which perpetuates neat,clean efficient [Link] will
enhance removal of excess tools from the workplace and organize the tools
such that they are easy to find and maintain.
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This main advantage of ensuring clean ,orderly use and storage of tools was
derived from 5'S Japanesse methodology that uses list of 5 words that is:
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Which simply means:
[Link] Out
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Thus the workshop trolley will be of great importance by ensuring the first 'S'-
SORTING-OUT the tools needed in the workplace and those not needed by
separating between the trolley by use of shelve partion separators.
Second 'S'-SET-IN-ORDER-The trolley will apply 'PEEP' methodology that
means Place for Every tool and Every Equipment in its place by putting what is
needed inorder.
Third 'S'-SHINE-Which is simply cleaning and wipping of tools and
equipments to prevent defects before storing in the trolley shelves.
Fourth 'S' means STARNDADIZE -Which advocates the habit of applying the
first 3's that is sort,set in order and standardize as routine when appling and
handling tools in the workshop.
Fifth 'S'means SUSTAIN-by training each userof the workshop trolley the
above 5'S methodology that ensures there is neat and orderly
workshop,improved safety and egornomics,reduces searching of
tools,eliminating distractions and ensuring flow in the workshop operations.
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The workshop trolley will consist several materials for the construction to be
complete by mounting of four-wheel castors that will enable easy mobility from
one place or point to the other.
Steel metal sheet will be used for the bodywork part of it and dividing of
compartment shelves. A handle will also be installed to ease the push of trolley
from one point to the other.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The tool workshop trolley is a cart like device that helps carry,categorize,store
and safeguard various tools in a [Link] that make up workshop
trolley include of mounted wheel castors for easy mobility,steel metal sheet and
a handle.
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1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
It is a mobile device that tool stored ,well stored and where a shelf is
[Link] trolley is discovered in workshops,where
mechanics,electricians store important tools in the work [Link] also helps
workers on saving man power and improving work efficiency.
OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT
The main objective of this project is to design,to fabricate, and to test the
workshop trolley that will be used to carry tools from one point to another in
workplace.
1.3SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT
The project has a great significance in the workplace as the workshop trolley
ensures a prompt,well organised,neat and tidy working area. Flexibility of the
trolley makes it to be used both as mobile workstation or permanently installed
[Link] processes in the workshop becomes faster and safer due to
their mounted wheel castors and contained [Link] project is extremely
user friendly ,robust and more egornormic to the person using workshop trolley.
1.4 SCOPE AND LIMITATION
The project is designed to cover use of trolley in workshops,assembling
plants and industries for ensuring all tools are close at hand.
The main restriction on this project was to establish the;(A) EXACT LOAD
LIMIT: the trolley has to hold, also when it comes to shifting the tools in the
trolley from lower ground to higher levels and vise versa it limit the aspect of
transportation of tools to a point of causing accidents and injuries when it is
passed through staircase.
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(B)DISABLE PERSONS:The fabricated trolley is limited to only able bodied
[Link] is because pushing of the trolley can be effective by able bodied
[Link] person cannot perform work function on the trolley.
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
Workshop trolley is essential tool in a work place as it ensures there is work
order and fast [Link] purpose of this study was to design,to
develop,fabricate and test workshop trolley to improve work [Link]
trolley play an important role to ensure it saves time in the [Link]
design of trolley is more egornomic to the person using since it has no
musculoskeletal disorders and also its cheap in terms of [Link]
purpose of this project was to come up with a more egonormic or worker
friendly tool in the workplace to ensure it reduces the manpower.
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2.1 EXISTING DESIGN
The existing workshop trolley is designed to be contained with self shelves
inorder to categorize of different tools in the [Link] trolley will also
hold or carry tools and equipments that are relatively of medium [Link]
material used to design will also be of high quality to ensure it lasts for
long,and also it is made to be flexible to all mobile operations
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2.2 PROPOSED DESIGN
The proposed design of workshop trolley is designed to carry
and hold of tools and equipments of high load bearing [Link]
is more stronger to withstand the heavy weight and [Link]
metal material used in trollley construction is non corrosive to
ensure that the tools stored in shelves do not corrode.
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2.3 PRODUCT UNIQUE FEATURES
The trolley is ideal work equipment that allows the worker to
have all necessary work equipment and tools readily available
with help of mounted castor [Link] trolley is compact and
fitted with handles to make handling easier and [Link]
also ensure a tidy storage of tools and ensures that every tool you
need is close at hand.
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CHAPTER THREE
3.0 METHODOLOGY
The main method used to research and correct data toward this
project was through online google search,field research in
related fields towards completion of this project.
3.1 NATURE OF THE PRODUCT
Due to the uniqueness in the made project the project will
meet high market demand from technical institution
workshops,auto garage where technicians will use to store
and carry workshops tools and equipments improving work
efficiency and ensuring every tool is close at hand.
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3.2DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTION
The steps involved in the production process of the workshop
trolley was first to :
2. Design the trolley
3. Measuring and marking of metal sheet with help of Scribber
4. Cutting of metal sheet by use of Grinder
5. Fabricating &Welding with use of Rods.
6. Painting for durability and aesthetic value
7. Finnally,testing the trolley
3.3 PROJECT COMPONENT,TESTING&ESTIMATION
COST
The project component used in workshop trolley include of
wheel castors,metal sheet and handle [Link] table below shows
the details;
EXPERIENCE QUANTITY MEASUREMENT COSTS
CATEGORY
Wheel castors 4pcs 4D 1000
Metal sheet 2pcs 0.45mm 2400
Circular tube 1 8m 2000
handle
Paint 1 5l 1000
Total 6400
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Labour=2000 power=1000 TOTAL PRODUCTION
COST:9400
3.4 WORKING SCHEDULE
TASK NAME DURATION
Research starts 2weeks
Material preparation&workshops 2weeks
visits
Books and article research 2weeks
construction 5weeks
Finalizing report 1week
Final report submission 1week
3.5 PRODUCT TESTING AND FUCTIONALITY
On completion of workshop trolley project tool, has
improved work efficiency,the manpower is also reduced and
every tool in the workshop is close at [Link] fuctionality
the tool is worker freindly to the person using it beacuse it is
more egonomic and does not cause himan muscukeletal
disorders.
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CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 FINDING AND DATA ANALYSIS
The project completed was first cost effective,since we a able to
design of self made locks,door hinges and door shelves.
4.1 CONCLUSION OF FINDINGS
The desgining of door hinges,shelves doors,locks and
handles used in the workshop trolley assisted us with
technical skills to design of trolley product component thus
saving on cost that would otherwise be used.
4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS OF FINDINGS
After completion it was advisable to maintain the trolley to
ensure it maintain its efficiency from one place to another
by ensuring the castor wheels are lubricated to decrease
friction on moving parts and ensure smooth [Link]
shelves should be locked and keep keys safe to avoid
misplacing the tools to ensure everything is close at hand.
4.3 LIST OF
REFERENCE
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