Content tagged with "cost-reduction"
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September 24, 2009
Article
April 28, 2009
Redesigning parts for cost savings
Figure 1 On the top, a paper model becomes the model for the redesign of a machine tool device holder. On the bottom is the actual device holder, before and after the redesign. Modern machine technology has changed in the past decade. But have your designs kept up? Now might be a good... Read more...
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November 6, 2007
Increasing waterjet cutting profitability
Over the past five years, the number of waterjet cutting machines sold worldwide, both abrasive and pure water, has increased by an average of 18 percent annually. That growth is projected to continue for the foreseeable future. Fabricators are showing more interest in the technology as... Read more...
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February 13, 2007
Cleaning up
Simpson Dura-Vent, a designer and manufacturer of gas vent and chimney products, produces stamped and drawn parts from galvanized steel, aluminum, zinc aluminum, and stainless steel with material thicknesses from 0.018 inch to 0.100 in. The stamper produces about 20 million finished goods... Read more...
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October 11, 2005
Collaboration in the stamping industry
This scenario is familiar to many metal stamping manufacturers: The customer's new product, designed to be an entry-level model, is struggling even before it enters the market. Tooling is completed, but costs have spiraled out of control, and the projected profit margins look... Read more...
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May 4, 2004
Saving time and reducing waste with quick die change
Material waste, of course, is readily identified and quantified. Waste caused by lost time, however, is more subjective, and quantification often becomes a matter of opinion, which makes it more difficult. In the current business climate, cost reduction and waste elimination are the... Read more...
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