Multiple machine operation-evaluating specific applications.(CNC Tech Talk)

Modern Machine Shop | April 1, 2008| | Copyright

To determine whether a given application consistently falls within or exceeds operator-utilization cutoff point, I've developed a spreadsheet that you can download at http://www.cncci.com/resources/ tips/machineutil.xls.

Let's begin evaluating a specific application by listing a typical sequence of events involved with having one operator run two machines (see chart).

I'm assuming that the operator is responsible for everything that happens on the two machines, and that the operator begins with both machines down and waiting for setups. The smaller the lots ...

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