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Equipment costs? Precision factors? Efficiency and conservation of materials? What teeters at the top of your list of industrial production concerns? Finding the right suppliers, who are using state-of-the-art materials and technology, can make the difference between being on the leading edge and racing to catch up with the competition.
Here are some useful pointers to introduce you to new systems and materials that can cut your costs, improve manufacturing efficiency, and conserve energy and materials for long term gains:
Austempered iron: This product, though invented almost 50 years ago is just beginning to be recognized for the wonder-metal that it is. Austermpered iron is a heat treated cast iron known for its strength, resilience, and longevity. Not insignificantly, custom products using austempered iron tend to cost and weigh less, and meet very precise engineering specs. This versatile material has greater strength than a weight equivalent piece of aluminum, and yet it resists wear like steel. Perhaps most important given complex custom manufacturing needs is this material's pliability. With austempered iron, you can adjust hardness ratios and other attributes according to your engineering design. From heavy truck moldings to precision sporting goods, from railways to gears and shafts, consider using austemered iron to replace traditional steel or aluminum.
Gear-heads: Gear heads are not just those gadget crazy folks who can't wait to get their hands on the latest techno-gadget. There are gear aficionados who are integral to the inner workings of the manufacturing process. Now new gear discussion forums can help you find out everything about industrial gears from sales centers to software bug fixes. These new forums let you connect with other gear specialists to find out what tests have been run and how a new mission-critical gear system may affect your entire production line. Information, camaraderie, FAQs and ads for gear related positions around the world are now open to everyone in the field. Learn and communicate with the others in this focused world of industrial production.
Steel Rule Dies: Die cutting requires precision and artistry. Steel rule dies are recommended when you have unusual shaped pieces to produce. Now with laser cutting machinery, steel dies on plywood bases can come within very tight tolerances - even as close to +/-(.005). Gaskets using all kinds of substrates from neoprenet to silicon can be die cut to meet mission-critical fits. Plastics die cutting has also become a fine art. With superior plastics molding, edging, and accuracy your product can move forward to the head of your industry. Make sure that you are using the best suited material, the most precise die cutting processes, and are getting cost effective quotes for both prototypes and high volume.
Spraying Equipment: As energy, fuel, and water costs rise, and as industrial farming looks for ways to improve efficiency, one place to look first is at your pump and sprayer systems. Are you using the method that conserves the most liquid - whether its irrigation water or liquid fertilizer? Are you using pumps that turn over the right volume in the specified time frame? Look for new models and new modalities in nozzles, pumps, and flow meters. New technology and process efficiency consciousness is continually giving birth to advanced systems. Don't compromise by using older hydraulic components without testing the savings in time and money you can build into your spray and pump systems.
CNC Machine Parts and Repair: There is nothing worse for profitability than down-time within your plant operations. CNC machines are capable of near-perfect work within the smallest tolerances, yet when parts of your Fanuc machine are not operating properly, this can become a very costly malfunction. Luckily, there are sources that can greatly assist you with all your Fanuc parts and repair needs.
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More and more smart industrial manufacturers are looking towards new materials, methods, and engineering to lower costs, conserve fuel and materials, and increase worker health and safety standards. These are but a few of the new materials and forums on the market today to help you improve your processes and your products.
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