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WINTER Company Newsletter
Set-up and Material Handling:
Fewer set-ups for lightning; throughput -
Northstar Aerospace
"That tool changer is our tool crib" -
Dies Plus, Inc.
9 setups to 3 on their Integrex -
SKF Precision
Technologies
Mazak Variaxis 3 set-ups to1 -
Ultimate Machining
& Engineering
8 operations to three -
Allied Specialty
Precision
Set-up Reduction
with Sandvik -
Prince Industries
"Quick change fixturing" -
HB Performance
"We can reduce the number of machine operations" -
Gleason
Cutting Tools
Operators are model
for flexibility and agility -
Paratech
All operations complete in one set-up
-
Advanced Machine & Engineering
"Raw material, finished part out!" -
Fox Valley Tool & Die
"5 machining operations into 1!" -
Pioneer Products
Mazak
Integrex turns and mills parts complete.
- PSC Machining and Eng.
31 hours/6 operations cut in half. -
Curt G. Joa
4 setups to 1 with Mazak Integrex -
Custom Machining Services
Mazak Multiplex reduced
setup time, scrap and labor -
Barber-Colman
Reduce set-up time with Palletech -
Metalcut Products
Eliminate lengthy setup with Palletech -
Carlson Tool
Mazatrol reduces setup time -
Valley Machining
Eliminate machines (and setups, of course) with multi-tasking
- Case Corp
Mazatrol and auto tool eye allow for fast setups -
Mica Tool
Reduce average setup 3 to 1 -
Great Lakes Carbide and Tool
Multiple operations/one setup -
Mazak Integrex
Labor Costs:
Part complete in 27 minutes vs. 60 minutes -
Paratech
Design products to reduce labor costs -
Sloan Valve
Accelerated throughput with reduced labor content -
Advanced Machine &
Engineering
Take labor out of U.S. machining operations -
Ballco
Manufacturing
Unattended Manufacturing -
Quick Turn Manufacturing
"Slash costs and run unattended" -
Bodine
Electric
Unattended machining -
Kirsan Engineering
Reduce labor cost with multitasking and
automation - Converse Industries
Reduce labor content run unattended -
S&N Manufacturing
Stay small and focus on a few very specific customers -
Midwest Screw
Run machine unattended - Van
Zeeland Mfg
Unattended machining with multitasking machine tools -
Olson Machining
Unattended machining with Palletech -
Carlson Tool
Automation and multi-tasking reduce labor costs -
MTH Tool
Reduce labor content with new technology -
S&W Manufacturing
"We decreased our direct labor and operating costs" -
Orbit Machining
Finish machine
and hard turn parts -
Trace-A-Matic
Run unattended - Slash Labor
Content
Invoice to completed part fast -
Turning Time Into Money
Foreign
Competition:
Productive cells repel foreign competition -
Cardwell
Westinghouse
24 hours per day, 6 days a
week with 4 people each 12 hour shift -
Gleason
Cutting Tools
Hidden costs with overseas production -
Sloan Valve
Cell
includes hobbing, shaping and inspection -
Global Gear Corporation
If you can't beat them join them -
Prince Industries
High Velocity operation with Mazatrol -
Edgerton
Gear
You're not to small to be lean! - Daman
Products
Work all night if necessary to satisfy customers -
CNC V-Twin Machine
"We decreased our direct labor and operating costs" -
Orbit Machining
Imported goods from
low labor countries are unnecessary -
Daman Products
Eliminate labor to fight foreign competition -
Turning Time Into Money
Scrap and rework:
Slash tolerance
buildup - Allied
Specialty Precision
Slash part
tolerance stacking -
HB Performance
Keep parts in pristine condition -
Gallagher Corporation
More accurate parts in one
operation - Quick Turn
Manufacturing
Reduced handling for tight tolerences-
Bodine Electric
"Less opportunity for mistakes" -
Converse Industries
"We Gained full control over quality" -
MS Action
Hold the part once/maintain high tolerance -
Mazak Multi-tasking
Scheduling:
Bottleneck free and flexible -
SKF Precision
Technologies
Every operation is bar coded -
Gleason
Cutting Tools
"We can break into a job anytime and ship the next day." -
AAA Sales & Engineering
"We are
not afraid to break a set-up..."
- Haumiller Engineering
Run 24/7 with minimal labor cost -
Leelanau Industries
Very short lead
times - Butler Gear
Next job always goes to the next open machine -
One Queue Point
Shrinking Margins:
Reduce costs by reducing setups -
Gam Gear
Integrex reduces machining costs -
Case Corp
"Done in One" with multi-tasking -
Columbia Metal Spinning
Partner with the right innovative builder -
Task Force Tips
Increase speed with technology -
Precision CNC
Triple business levels with technology -
Advanced Manufacturing
Technologies
Job shop with a special niche -
Horizon Systems
Reduce labor content
to reduce costs - Automated Cell
Cash Flow:
Fixed rate financing to increase cash flow -
Consider Leasing
Refinance your current leases to reduce monthly payment - Refinancing
(our finance company)
Multiple operations in one set-up
to ship
product faster -
Increased Thru-put
A great formula for increased cash flow -
Advanced Machine & Engineering
New machine generated substantial cash flow in 30 days -
Midwest Screw
What's more important - being fast or more productive? -
Orbit Machining
Sell excess machines fast
form -
(our used
machining company)
Aging Machine Tools:
Replace old technology and add capacity -
Kingsbury, Inc.
Mazak machine tools "are workhorses." -
Bradshaw Medical
Buy new, fast throughput machine
tools - Prater Industries
DNC increased
production on old CNC machines
-
Chicago Gear - D.O. James
Eliminated over 30 old machine tools with 3 Mazak multitasking machines - Case Corp
"...That same order took
only three hours" to complete -
Hartland Cutting Tools
When
does it make sense to trade in? -
Three Customer Stories
Sell your under performing
machine tools -
Used Equipment
form
Customer Value:
A cherished business relationship -
R.A. Zweig, Inc.
"Streamline your customers assembly" -
HB Performance
Super subassembly operation -
Horizon
Systems
Parts move through the plant in "pristine" condition -
Gallagher
Corporation
Getting the right information to the machine tool:
"Programs stored and transferred electronically with Wireless DNC" - Strange Engineering
Shop floor communication improved with DNC - Aurora Metals
Part program and set-up standardization:
"Standardize jobs so almost anyone can operate a machine" with DNC - Ballco Manufacturing
"Standardize programs and set-up data" - Perlick Corporation
"We were able to create a standard program name; system..." with DNC - Chicago Gear - D.O. James
Vending machine - Ultimate Machining & Engineering
Improve tool life and preformance - Prince Industries
Reduced tooling costs with two consignment tool vending machines - Global Gear
Reduced inventory levels 25% - 30% - Brad Foote Gear
Saving on Tooling costs while increasing to 70 machines - Cobra Machine
Reduction in workholding decreased tooling costs - Bodine Electric
Reduce tooling costs and increased productivity - Butler Gear
Increased tool life helps reduce tooling costs by 50% - Blaser Vegetable Oil Coolant
Stinky Coolant Dermatitis:
Get rid of severe
dermatitis - Kelbros,
Inc.
A vegetable oil coolant tends to be a much cleaner
-
Blaser Vegetable
Oil Coolant
Finding Skilled Labor:
Working with local
colleges - Fox Valley
Technical College
What
makes FVTC a success? -
Fox
Valley Tech Testimonials
MSI hired a top
student from
Machine Tool Technology Program -
Dan Margiotta
Top choice from
Streamwood High Schools Machine Tool Tech
Program - John Zauner