{"id":24534,"date":"2024-01-22T16:16:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T00:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/takt-in-shipbuilding-a-cabin-module-rolls-out-every-15-minutes\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T16:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T00:16:44","slug":"takt-in-shipbuilding-a-cabin-module-rolls-out-every-15-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/takt-in-shipbuilding-a-cabin-module-rolls-out-every-15-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Takt in Shipbuilding: A Cabin Module Rolls Out Every 15 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The shipbuilding world may seem far removed from the construction industry, but valuable lessons can be learned from how ships are assembled using modular and lean methods.<\/p>\n

Minna Rosvall<\/strong> of YLE wrote an article<\/a> about how cabins are manufactured using Takt production at the Piikki\u00f6 Works factory in southwestern Finland. The factory has operated for 40 years and is now part of the Meyer Group, whose Turku shipyard is its primary customer.<\/p>\n

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Rosvall describes how cabin modules move smoothly down the assembly line in the spacious hall at a leisurely yet consistent speed. Cabins are produced from the line every 15 minutes, totaling 120 weekly units.<\/p>\n

The process reminds that of car assembly. CEO Ari Kumpulainen<\/strong> explains the workflow, stating that as one worker finishes their task, the cabin moves to the next worker\u2019s station. The next set of workers enters the cabin to perform their functions.<\/p>\n

In an interview for the Aboard magazine,<\/a> Production Manager Lauri Laakso<\/strong> said: \u201cThe assembly of a module starts by attaching the first wall element to the bathroom floor. That is followed by over 40 different work stages before the final inspection.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sturdy plastic-wrapped cabin packages are neatly organized on shelves in the storage area, with enough space to accommodate 500 modules simultaneously.<\/p>\n

The completed cabins are transported to Meyer\u2019s shipyard. One shipment contains three cabins, each from 15 to 25 square meters in floor area.<\/p>\n