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Plans may fail, but planning has intrinsic value for building sustainable, adaptable data defenses.
In my February 2001 column, I lamented the fact that our industry doesn't have the equivalent of a Consumers' Guide for machine tools. Responses included several suggestions about other approaches to getting the inside scoop on what machine to buy.
“We continue to invest in new facilities like Buffalo Grove to offer a solution-based approach for local manufacturers,” says Al Chiasson, vice president of applications, aftermarket and metrology services.
In-house custom tool grinding extends the reach of CNC machining.
Shop owners dealing with offshore competition might gain some assurance-and a few ideas-from Duane Gushee of D&G Machine Products, Inc. The company performs fabrication and machining of large parts for turbines, chemical equipment and aerospace structures. Incorporating what it refers to as "smart modernization" has allowed D&G to recapture work that had started moving to China and Romania.
Online ordering of a small number of EDM wire in spools encourages small shops to use premium wire types for faster cuts, better results and overall lower cost.
Rick Gambaccini will oversee new product development and commercialization.
Temporary hiring of retired machinists can enable shops to quickly and easily change capacity when business ebbs and flows.
The shop floor at Advanced Green Components is a busy place, with numerous part numbers being produced on 28 production lines consisting of at least 4 CNC machines each. Implementing CribMaster point-of-use tool dispensing systems helped the company streamline the change-over process and avoid costly errors that could lead to scrapping thousands of parts.
Along with switching to a different milling tool to improve surface finishes on aluminum parts, Alupress also employed Mapal's Uniset-P setting fixture to make the process reliable and efficient.
