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The ABCs of hard part CNC turning Hard part turning is the turning of steel with a hardness over 45 HRc (typically in range 55-68 Hrc) It is more... Read More

CNC – Industry 40, predictive maintenance, preventive maintenance Industry 40 can dramatically improve profitability by improving the efficiency of... Read More

CNC – Industry 40 implementation, rapidly, first-time-right There are essentially two components in an Industry 40 system: 1 A machine monitoring... Read More

CNC – What is 5S 5S is a method of organizing the workplace to improve efficiency, and is a foundation of TPM The term comes from the 5 Japanese... Read More

CNC – Why it is unwise to cook up Availability in OEE A lot of firms consider some downtimes as part of the process, and NOT as downtimes Eg, part... Read More

CNC – What is LEAN Lean manufacturing or lean production, shortened to Lean, is the systematic elimination of waste (‘Muda’) within a... Read More

CNC – Does Industry 40 include manual machines Industry 40 involves these: 1 Capture of data from a machine using a sensor 2 Transfer of the data... Read More

CNC – Is Industry 40 only for large firms Industry 40 is primarily data collection, analysis, and action/reporting, all done automatically At the... Read More

CNC – Does ‘Conforms to Industry 40’ have any meaning No The term is meaningless There is no yardstick that you can use to say ‘This system... Read More

Once you have a basic machine monitoring system in place in the factory, you can do a variety of things inside and outside the factory with the data... Read More