SHOP SOLUTIONS Continued from P38 Since joining, Deshazo has used
MFG.com for
more than 200 custom machined parts. The solu- tion has been able to cut machining costs, while dramatically speeding time to market for Deshazo customers. “We’re cutting costs right at the bot- tom line, and we’re adding tremendous value because we’re maintaining our delivery dates at a much more effi cient pace.
MFG.com saves both time and money, ” Drennen said. The bidding process is fast, with most RFQs
awarded in two weeks or less. Plus, Drennen reaches a range of manufacturers that simply isn’t possible by picking up the phone and calling shop after shop. Perhaps it is this combination of factors that prompted Deshazo’s head of automa- tion to prescribe
MFG.com as the sourcing tool of choice for all the custom-manufactured parts the robotics solutions require.
Robot with 2D vision locates parts on a pallet and picks them up. When the pallet is empty, it uses the vacuum gripper to pick up the pallet and reveal the next layer. When all the layers are empty, the pallet exits the robot cell and a new pallet indexes in.
Deshazo was so impressed as a buyer using the MFG. com platform, it has registered as a supplier, too, to maintain shop volume during downtimes. On this side of the platform,
MFG.com offers a tool called ShopIQ, which provides sup- pliers feedback on their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to competing for work.
MFG.com rolled out ShopIQ recently to track manufactur- ers’ successful and unsuccessful bids over time and analyze the factors at play. The tool pinpoints the types of RFQs where a supplier is most likely to be the successful bidder and provides that intelligence to the shop. Drennen said, “ShopIQ really reveals your strengths and weaknesses. We learned that Deshazo was most competi- tive on milling jobs coming from US buyers in the Midwest. We were less apt to win work involving lathe use.” “The industrial applications for robots have no bounds,”
said Drennen. “Today’s robots can pick, place, bend, break, cut, burn, weld, push, pull, measure, inspect, locate, and much more. Tomorrow’s robots will most certainly extend this repertoire to functions we can’t even imagine currently. With
MFG.com’s assistance, Deshazo will be able to locate manufacturers capable of producing the high-quality custom parts we need to take robotics into the future.” For more information on
MFG.com, go to
www.mfg.com, or phone 770-444-9686.
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Photo courtesy Deshazo LLC
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