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A useful tool for any CNC machine shop that wants to reduce costs and improve overall performance is Value Stream Mapping. Typically used as a starting point for Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping identifies and analyzes all of the activities involved in delivering a product to your customer.

CNC machine tool operators know that every time they open the enclosure’s door it’s smart to wait a few moments to allow the mist and smoke vapors to dissipate. After all, no one wants to stick his or her head inside until the air clears.

One of the oft-heard complaints from CNC shop owners is the amount of time it takes to train new hires on policies and procedures. Add to this taking your experienced employees away from producing parts to help train the new people, and your costs begin to add-up in a hurry.

Haas CNC machines are built to last, but even the most rugged and reliable machine tools have parts that eventually need to be replaced. Additionally, no matter how well trained your staff is, accidents can happen. When breakdowns occur, you’ll want to get your machines up and running as soon as possible.

In a detailed, 27-minute video, Haas turning centerexperts explain and demonstrate a variety of tailstock tips including:

Current US fuel economy standards require manufacturers to improve average automobile efficiencies from 27.5 MPG to 54.4 MPG by 2025. The European Union mandates that carbon dioxide emissions must fall from 130 grams to 95 grams per kilometer by 2021. For automakers, the challenge is to meet these various emission and fuel economy standards while still producing safe vehicles.

The values, drives and personality differences between CNC shop owners/managers from previous generations and Millennial employees (born between 1980 and 2000) are significant. This is not to say that Millennials are better or worse employees, just different. Which means you need to understand some basic characteristics of this generation to maximize their value to your shop.

This new video explains how an optional Automatic Tool Presetter (ATP) makes tool offsets quicker, easier and more accurately on Haas CNC lathes. The ATP eliminates the need for loading material, taking manual measurements and entering data into the control. In fact, the ATP is typically 4 times faster than performing manual offsets.

When you’re looking for new suppliers you likely turn to the Internet for candidates. That’s how most people search for the information they need. So if someone is looking for a CNC shop that does what you do, will they find you in cyberspace?

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.