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Multi-Pallet Machines Help Shop Produce Ventilator Components
NRL & Associates’ business plan relies on using multi-pallet machines for unattended machining, so when two of its customers increased production of ventilators, the shop quickly brought in a new multi-pallet machine and automation system to meet the demand.
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Becoming a Second Source for Ventilator Parts
Demand for ventilator parts stretched this shop’s supply chain. Here is what it took to rapidly insource production.
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CAM System Smooths Shop’s Transition to Ventilator Part Production
Pindel Global Precision’s CEO used his Navy SEAL experience to help his shop navigate the switch from one CAM system to another while manufacturing new ventilator parts in the middle of a pandemic.
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New Business Plan Enables Shop to Increase Ventilator Part Production
KrisDee and Associates was able to increase production of a ventilator manifold from 90 parts per week to 780 parts per week thanks to changes the company started making months earlier.
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Manufacturing Association Aids Shop’s Pivot to Ventilator Parts
After reaching out to the Austin Regional Manufacturers Association, a shop that typically serves oil and gas and heavy industry was able to quickly fill an order for ventilator parts.
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Facilitating Remote Work, Social Distancing with ERP Systems
As long as shops take steps to prepare, they can use their ERP systems to enable many employees to work from home and increase social distance for those who need to be in the shop during the coronavirus pandemic.
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New Applications for Electrochemical Grinding
With advances in control, sensor and automation technology, electrochemical grinding is more accurate and productive than ever, opening up new applications for the traditionally niche process.
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Inspection System Helps Company Meet Short Lead Times
Even after buying new fast machine tools, inspection remained a bottleneck for BCI. A digital video inspection system from Starrett is increasing this company’s inspection throughput and helping it get parts to its customer on time.
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Metal AM System Revs Up Prototyping for Start-Up’s New Engine
The Desktop Metal Studio System demonstrates time and cost savings in prototyping and improving the parts for Lumenium’s IDAR engine.
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Italian Machining Technology at BI-MU 2018
The 2018 edition of the Italian machine tool trade show emphasized start-ups, additive manufacturing and the automotive industry.
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The Little Shop That Could (with the Help of a Tapping Arm)
A pneumatic tapping arm enabled a small job shop to complete a challenging job in a week that would have taken other shops months to finish.
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The Benefits of Being a One-Brand Shop
This shop finds advantages in having CNC machines from a single builder, but the general strategy has benefits that can be applied to any startup shop.
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