Compact TP 530 NC rotary table is four times smaller and weighs 440 lb (200 kg) less than conventional rotary tables. It allows users to select smaller machines for machining the same oil pipe energy machining jobs.
prior to the discussion. One such example involved a custom- er who was primarily concerned with the expense of chuck grease and chuck parts,” said Winard. “In this case, saving $10~15,000/ year was pennies compared to the $1,200,000/ yr in added profit that came about when the dialog broad- ened to include reduced downtime (planned & un-planned) and cycle time. Without the customer having been growth oriented, open and candid about his business we never could have structured this solution as we did," said Winard. A workholding provider should also be a good mediator in balancing the many requirements/interests put forth by cus- tomers. “In one case, a production engineer wanted to reduce cycle time and the maintenance engineer wanted a reduc- tion of both planned and unplanned downtime. To align both members, I suggested that we define the best solution which would provide the greatest amount of production throughput. From there it was a matter of consideration the path with the greatest potential” said Winard.
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