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Rexroth Audio Case History: Helping Make Cellophane House Homebuilding Concept a Reality
New Podcast Episode From Bosch Rexroth Discusses How Its Aluminum Structural Framing, Commonly Used in Factory Applications, Entered a New Arena When Architectural Firm KieranTimberlake Made the Product a Key Element in a Unique, Sustainable Version of the Family Home
| Source: Bosch Rexroth Corporation
BUCHANAN, MI--(Marketwire - February 24, 2009) - Bosch Rexroth (www.boschrexroth-us.com/lean) has released a
new lean manufacturing audio case history discussing how architectural
innovators, KieranTimberlake (Philadelphia, PA - www.kierantimberlake.com),
used Rexroth's Aluminum Structural Framing to complete a unique
design project that incorporated innovative thinking, waste reduction and
design-for-reuse principles into a very commonplace creation: the family
home.
Rexroth's Aluminum Structural Framing -- and a number of lean manufacturing
concepts -- found new application in the design of Cellophane House, a
5-story prefabricated dwelling. Cellophane House was erected on the
property of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York as part of the Home
Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling exhibit, which explored both the
historic and contemporary significance of factory-produced architecture
from 1833 to today. Cellophane House offered a new look at how aluminum
framing can be used in architectural construction -- and at how its
capabilities can help create sustainable housing.
"We aimed to create a mass customizable system of building, not just a
one-off," said James Timberlake, a founding partner at KieranTimberlake. "We wanted to
show how an industrial approach could bring process optimization benefits
to the home building process -- almost like 'lean' home building."
Cellophane House is also "designed for disassembly," according to
Timberlake, meaning it can be taken apart and the materials retain their
integrity. Therefore, the house is easily assembled, modified,
disassembled, and reassembled. After being disassembled, the aluminum
framing can be reused or recycled. Cellophane House demonstrates how modern
technologies and lean concepts can make a traditional process more
efficient, sustainable, and environmentally friendly.
"Cellophane House Part I and II" is episode number nine in Rexroth's lean
manufacturing podcast series, available for listening or free download from
the company's website at www.boschrexroth-us.com/leanpodcast. The podcast
series is also available from the iTunes podcast library and other podcast
directories.
Developed by Bosch Rexroth's Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies group, each
eight-to-fifteen minute lean manufacturing podcast episode presents guest
experts and information to help manufacturers and OEMs understand and apply
lean principles and practices in their businesses.