The company is recognised as one of the worlds leading manufacturers of specialist vehicles for the construction and agricultural industries. The JCB ‘back hoe’ is known by most people as the typical product but the range has increased to cover very large and very small machines. The visit covers the production line with supporting sections of Metrology, Lean Manufacturing, Quality control, Logistics, communications and product testing.
| Typical Itinery | |
|---|---|
| Introductory Talk | 10 mins |
| Production line tour | 60 mins |
| Support functions | 40 mins |
| Summary Q&A | 10 mins |
| Total Time | 2hr |
| Curriculum Focus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visit | Focus | Curriculum Focus | Age Group | Days & Times |
| 1 | Quality control and product testing | GCSE Manufacturing & GCSE Engineering, AS Product Design | a.m. best | Y11/Y12 |
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