Needs analysis can be assessed in two ways: knowledge needs and skill needs. A knowledge needs assessment can be done informally by simply asking questions of your machinists that consist of what you consider to be the requisite knowledge they should have to do their job. […]
Lean manufacturing is operating your facilities with the least amount of waste at the highest state of efficiency with the least amount of investment and the lowest number of employees, the highest state of quality, the shortest timeline from order to delivery of the finished products, that you neither over nor under produce, and that [...]
This component refers to the programmers and their available options. Clearly, the software (CAD/CAM) available to the user dictates many of the programming variables from which they can choose. While an excellent software package will create various avenues to machining a part, poor software can limit machining options drastically and prevent the programmers from getting [...]
This component includes both the toolholders and the cutting tools where certain standards must be taken into account in order to be successful in HSM applications. The specified standards pertain to balance, concentricity and spindle connections. […]
Step One – Setup the first step a moldmaker must take to machine at high speeds without having to purchase a fancy piece of equipment is to reduce setup time. “Everybody can do it and it doesn’t cost anything,You have to go in stages. […]
Grinding technology has advanced significantly during the past 25 years. Unfortunately, the great majority of the machine tool industry has not kept up with those advances and has fed the industry with poor, lackluster designs that will not allow the new technologies to be exploited to their fullest potential. […]
Modern grinding process technology lies in the areas of creep-feed grinding, high-speed grinding and grinding with super-abrasives. […]
The key to successful grinding is the proper selection and proper application of the cutting fluid. Generally, the longer the arc of cut, the greater the need for more of a wetting/cooling, synthetic fluid, as opposed to the smaller arc lengths where highly lubricating fluids with EP (Extra Pressure) additives will be necessary. Companies are [...]
With today’s economic trends hampered by escalating costs in all areas of manufacturing, continual liaison and communication with total utilization of resources must be established to ensure timely project completion with maximum costs savings. […]
a system centering on sound manufacturing concepts to apply to the moldmaking process. It is effectively transforming moldmaking to mold manufacturing. […]