Simulation study of the short barrel of the gun manufacture

Abstract

This paper deals with the use of computer simulation aiming at more efficient production of the manufacturing system. In our case, the possibilities of use are demonstrated on a particular example from industrial practice. The purpose was to build up a model of the existing short barrel of the gun manufacturing line, and, especially, to propose a solution for increase of productivity, and to find bottlenecks of the system. The Witness simulation environment was used for modelling and subsequent simulation. On the basis of predefined requirements of the user, several simulation experiments were suggested. The results of these experiments have revealed non-economy and a very small passage ability of the existing system.