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US 2017/0159283 A1Published application
Housing manufacturing system and method
AssigneeThe Mattamy Corporation
InventorsPeter Gilgan, Jurgen Dirks, William Meevis, Walter Mitchell, Peter Vohsemer
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Abstract
A system for manufacturing homes is provided. An embodiment includes a final assembly facility located proximal to a subdivision where a plurality of the custom homes is to be situated. The final assembly facility is for receiving the planar sections from the sub-assembly plant and for constructing the homes from planar portions according to the production schedule.
Claims10
A method of manufacturing homes, comprising:
- at a final assembly facility located proximal to a subdivision where a plurality of the homes are to be situated, receiving planar sections of a home from a sub-assembly facility;
- assembling a home from the planar sections in a crane section of the final assembly facility according to a production schedule;
- receiving the home at a first end of a final assembly section of the final assembly facility from the crane section;
- further finishing the home at a plurality of stations arranged from the first end to a second end of the final assembly section opposite the first end;
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- discharging the home from an output port at the second end of the final assembly section.
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