How digital connects CNC businesses in the age of the pandemic
Submitted by Orderfox Traditional CNC business models and organizations are currently under threat. The COVID-19 outbreak has made it...
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Mike Lynch
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The importance of procedures
The sequence by which a person performs any task is directly related to the efficiency (and correctness) with which the task is...
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Mike Lynch
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Your most important resource
The people you have working for you contribute the most to your success. Without good, knowledgeable people, even the best managers will...
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Mike Lynch
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Can you speed up your tool change time?
Machining centers, of course, have automatic tool changing devices to automate the tool changing process. Current models boast very fast...
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Mike Lynch
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Do You Have A Lead Person?
If your company (or department within your company) has several CNC machine tools, it's likely that machines are regularly down while...
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Mike Lynch
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Identify Complex Tasks And Simplify Them
This issue's time saver is a rather general suggestion - and it varies with the aptitude level of the people involved. In value added...
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Mike Lynch
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The 10% Time Rule
A good manager has the ability to inspire their staff. They know it's mandatory to keep people learning new things in order to keep them...
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Mike Lynch
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Calculating Machining Time For Any Machining Operation
It is often necessary for CNC people to determine how long machining operations will take to perform. You may be trying to determine...
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Mike Lynch
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What percentage of time are your machines in production?
I’ve done quite a bit of in-plant consulting and training over the years. While walking shop floors, and as you can imagine, I’m always...
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Mike Lynch
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Separating cutting and non-cutting time in a CNC cycle
Managers often want to know the percentage of time a machine is actually cutting something in a CNC cycle, but trying to calculate...
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Mike Lynch
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The most important thing a CNC operator must know
Most companies expect a lot from their CNC operators. Common tasks include: Loading and unloading workpieces Activating and monitoring...
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Mike Lynch
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How machine maintenance affects safety
The primary reason companies perform preventive maintenance on their production equipment is to minimize, if not eliminate, unpredicted...
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Mike Lynch
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Do you provide production run documentation?
Most companies have developed setup documentation to help setup people get CNC machines ready to run production. Information about the...
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Mike Lynch
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Do your people understand the implications of on-line (internal) and off-line (external) tasks?
What may be obvious to one person may not seem so to another. This is why – as a manager – you must understand and be willing to teach...
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Mike Lynch
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How much safety training do you provide?
Most companies assume quite a bit of their employees when it comes to safety issues. They assume their employees know how to stay safe in...
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Mike Lynch
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Assigning sensible responsibilities to CNC people
Many shops assign one person to be totally responsible for the CNC machine/s they run. With the possible exception of creating programs –...
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Mike Lynch
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Eliminate horse-play and practical jokes
Given the list of ten commandments presented earlier in this issue of The Optional Stop, this commandment should rank near the top: “Thou...
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Mike Lynch
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The Ten Commandments of CNC
Suggested by Rick Lucchetti of TC Industries in Crystal Lake, Illinois People strive to obey the Ten Commandments – indeed, almost...
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Mike Lynch
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Well-trained people are safe people
CNC machines can be dangerous enough to run when the people working with them are well trained. But when people having limited knowledge...
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Mike Lynch
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The limitations of on-the-job- and self-training
Productivity is directly related to the proficiency of your workforce. The more productivity you expect from your people, the higher the...
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