RHIC 8 cm aperture dipole magnets and quadrupole cold masses are being
built for Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) by Northrop Grumman Co
rporation at a production rate of one dipole magnet and two quadrupole
cold masses per day. This work was preceded by a lengthy Technology T
ransfer effort which is described elsewhere [1]. This paper describes
the tooling which is being used for the construction effort, the produ
ction operations at each workstation, and also the use of trend plots
of critical construction parameters as a tool for monitoring performan
ce in production. A report on the improvements to production labor sin
ce the start of the programs is also provided. The magnet and cold mas
s designs, and magnetic test results are described in more detail in a
separate paper [2].