Sankheda: Design Optimisation and Production


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Creator/Artist: Aswin Sasindran

Category: Product Design

Document: P3 Project

Batch: 2015-2017

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Presentation pdf

Supervisor: Prof. R. Sandesh


Detailed Description

Sankheda is a village in Gujarat located in Chhota Udaipur district renowned for its turned wood furniture crafts. The craftsmen of Sankheda follow the traditional working postures in most of their activities, adapting them to their indigenous machinery and processes of manufacturing. Task analysis and interviews with craftsmen reveal the need to design and optimise their workplace for better productivity and health benefits. This project aims at designing a workstation for the craftsmen, focusing on reducing drudgery in their work environment and optimising the production process. The final concept can be extended to allied work environments to impart similar benefits.