Production workflow and shop travelers · Lesson 3 of 4

Production workflow and shop travelers: methods and worked application

A step-by-step method for a traveler, worked through on a coping order: girth gate, piece count, blanks per sheet, the material line, hold points and the measurements to record.

You will be able to: Build a job traveler for a realistic order: check it against the limits, count the pieces, record assumptions and units, and set its hold and inspection points.

8 min · 10 slides · 6 questions

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A method in six steps

For every job:

Identify it: customer, job name or number, item and quantity
State the material line
Check the profile against the limits and read its status
Count the pieces for the run
Set the hold points and who signs them
List what is measured and recorded

Sources

AFS production system: quote approval before the machine, the shop queue card, rush order and invoicing on completion - Architectural Flashing Supply
AFS fabrication limits - materials, thicknesses, bend rules and sizes the shop can make - Architectural Flashing Supply
Manufacturing travelers: steps to digitize your product documentation (P. Lemay, 2025-01-23) - Tulip Interfaces (software vendor blog)

Glossary

Mold line: The theoretical sharp corner of a bend; AFS measures every leg to it.
Blank: The flat piece cut to the girth before it is formed.
Load constant: In the NIOSH lifting equation, the 51 lb limit for ideal conditions; task multipliers lower it for real lifts.
Lifting index: NIOSH's relative estimate of the physical stress of a lifting task.