Shop Management Software
Reducing Cycle Time With Tool Selection/Management Program
Most products at BuTech are turned from Type 316 stainless steel bar stock with hardnesses of 28 to 32 HRC. The cold-worked stock provides a higher hardness than typical for this stainless steel type.
Read More
Precision Metal Fabricator Depends On Multimedia Software To Maintain
Electrolabs, Inc., used to have problems making sure that machine and tooling setups were done right the first time and that parts were assembled correctly. Then the company began using the Realtrac real-time shop management system and is now able to utilize the improved multi-media capability of Realtrac to link actual pictures of parts to jobs and router operations.
Read More
Controlling Setup Time Variability In The Small Shop
To be as efficient and effective as possible, all set up data should be clearly and concisely documented. One of the biggest mistakes made today is assuming that the person who set up and engineered the process the first time will be there to do it again.
Read More
Real-Time Data Collection For Real-Time Customer Response
Keeping track of orders, materials, machines, tools, processes, employees and costs is an enormous task for any shop. That is why shopfloor management software has become a major factor in manufacturing operations.
Read More
Quicker Tool Change For Mills
This article examines a retrofitted mechanical drawbar system with a preset die spring that enables an operator to manually do what a machining center does automatically--change tools quickly.
Read More
Less Paper, More Information
Getting rid of the thousands of paper tapes was this shop's first objective--an objective that would best be accomplished through some sort of distributed numerical control (DNC) system. The system they selected took them from 'punched' to 'paperless.'
Read More
The Right Tool, Right Away
In-house custom tool grinding extends the reach of CNC machining.
Read More
A Shop Preset For Productivity
The tool presetters at this shop are interfaced to its computerized tool inventory system as well as linked to the machine tools for direct downloading of offset data. Digital image processing at the presetters is the key.
Read MoreAuditing Is A Key Component Of Quality Management Systems
Using APACT, this supplier was able to tailor their internal audit program to meet the diversity among their focus factories, while remaining within the scope of the QS-9000 standard.
Read MorePrecision Metal Fabricator Increases On-Time Delivery With Shop Control
AR had implemented a Realtrac shopfloor control system from Realtrac Division in 1988 in order to assure customers it could control its operations.
Read More
