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Back in the proverbial day we primarily used probes, often on stand-alone CMMs or other measuring devices, for post-process parts inspection. Then probes moved inside the CNC machine tools to allow in-process gauging. Today, along with in-process inspection, probes set up jobs, gather data to detect worn, broken or missing tools and much more. Plus, software programs use these data to enable the machine tool to automatically make tooling adjustments on the fly, or send trouble alerts to the machine operator.

In today’s competitive manufacturing world, productivity is the key to success, so we invest in people and equipment that can make us more efficient. For CNC machine shop managers getting the most out of our own workday is often a challenge. There are always interruptions, unexpected problems and fires to put out. So how can we juggle all of our responsibilities and still be productive?

If you machine brass parts through which drinking water will one day flow, you’re likely aware of the recent lead-free legislation affecting your customers. Federal law S3874, the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act, went into effect nationwide on January 4, 2014. In the near future lead will be removed from virtually all ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, so free cutting brass will no longer be available for any application. Which means manufacturers face a number of challenges to machine lead-free brass rather than the brass materials you have used for many years.

The human body, your vehicles, and just about anything with moving parts need regular maintenance to keep them healthy. Naturally this is true of all CNC machine tools, even the highly reliable machines built by Haas. The difference is that parts and service for your Haas machines are as near as your local Haas Factory Outlet with all of these advantages:

It’s a CNC machine shop owners’ dream: Making parts overnight with little or no labor cost. Now think about the other advantages: Long overnight runs can make your daylight machine time more flexible, so you can make more short runs that require changeovers, work on more complicated parts, or respond to an urgent order from one of your customers. Plus, machine operators can use their time more efficiently by setting up overnight production while daytime runs are in progress.

For many years all aspects of business have been under intense pressure to drive down costs so we can be more competitive and profitable. Perhaps nowhere is this pressure more intense than in manufacturing. Of course, there are a number of ways to reduce production costs, and you have most likely addressed many of them. Even so, it’s always a good idea to take a fresh look at your operation to see if you’ve overlooked anything.

The challenges facing CNC machine shops continue to escalate, as customers demand better quality, tighter tolerances, and faster delivery. Meanwhile competition from down the street and around the globe keeps the pressure on to hold down customer costs, which impacts your profits. The solution, of course, is to optimize machine tool performance while increasing worker productivity.