Reducing Cycle Time & Machining Cost on CNC machining centres
BACKGROUND
Reduction in cycle time & machining cost plays an important role in enhancing productivity especially in large volume production. In the highly competitive market scenario, customers determine the price of a product and entrepreneurs need to continuously fine tune the costs to realize profits. Machine utilization has a major impact in reducing the manufacturing cost of components. Most CNC machines are underutilized with only 20% time effectively spent in cutting & the rest in non-value adding operations.
Although the material cost cannot be reduced, the cycle time & machining cost can be reduced drastically. Reducing cycle time requires eliminating or reducing non-value-added activity. Cycle times are often impacted due to operator errors, cutting parameters, improper work holding, loading & unloading, improper usage of tools & measuring devices and other components needed during the production run.
Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) is organizing a two day training Programme on
“Reducing Cycle Time & Machining Cost on CNC machining centres” on 27 - 28 April 2011 at Bangalore.
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