They look nice, thanks for the information.
We never tried using the pick lists since our BOM component lists are generally under 8 components and most items are not packed loose, however I see how having a small snapshot of the items would be beneficial for the pickers assembling the BOM kits.
We tried linking some thumbs to our BOMs but I was never happy with the results.
What I do now is make instruction sheets in CAD that allow me to quickly insert text and large photos to make a booklet that accompanies the shop traveler. Generally they are around 10 pages long and try to keep the text brief and the photos to a minimum.
"K.I.S.S." is always in my mind.
What I would like to see is a way for us to link photos of any size directly to the routing sequences on a shop traveler, so we can not only explain what needs to be performed but have large graphic examples available as well. In a manufacturing environment like ours it would be very helpful. Maybe their is a way to do it and I'm just unfamiliar with the coding required?
Essentially I'd like a Shop Traveler Routing format like:
Operation #1 [Title]
Text of what to do + other pertinent information
Photo(s) of what to perform
Operation #2 [Title]
Text of what to do + other pertinent information
Photo(s) of what to perform
Operation #3 [Title]
Text of what to do + other pertinent information
Photo(s) of what to perform
Printer ink is cheap - production mistakes are not
Here is a couple of photos of a current shop traveler along with one of the pages we use for assembly.
It's not shown, but sequence #80 is for the testing and matches page 8. My employees know #10 = 1, #20 = 2, etc...
-Mike