1. Denton Plant
Curtis Kaiser
Manufacturing Engineering

2. Denton Plant
Curtis Kaiser
Manufacturing Engineering
• Senior at Texas A&M
– Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Technology
– Graduation in December 2015
• Skills:
– Machine shop tools, automotive
terminology and operations, social
interaction, mechanical aptitude
• Career Interests
– Research & development, rapid
prototyping, systems integration

3. Denton Plant
Side Projects
• Internal ISO tool audit performed every Thursday
• Data collection for security upgrade capital budget
project
• B48T bin dividers for rear window trim
Before After

4. Denton Plant
Time Studies
Plant Areas Filmed & Analyzed
• 579 Cab Assembly (00:33:32, 60 Tasks)
• Chassis Oven (1:08:56, 49 Tasks)
• Exhaust Pre-Assembly (1:48:32, 39 Tasks)
• Fuel Line Prep (1:10:46, 31 Tasks)
• Wiring (5:57:52, 148 Tasks)
• Radiator Set (2:25:56, 116 Tasks)
Total = 13:05:34 & 443 Tasks

5. Denton Plant
Timer Pro

6. Denton Plant
Time Study Spreadsheet

7. Denton Plant
Curtis Kaiser
Manufacturing Engineering
• Knowledge & Skills Gained:
– Truck model differentiation
– Takt time, lead time, build rate significance and the
relationship with truck sales
– Assembly line A1 & A2 processes
– Peterbilt’s role in the PACCAR scope
– Copics and OPS truck lookup databases
– Excel competency