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INCREASING DEMANDS ON YOUR MANUFACTURING OUTPUT MANUFACTURERS FACE CONSTANTLY CHANGING DEMANDS: • Rising order rates create a constant need for improved production capacity • Lengthy lead times on new machine tools force manufacturers to push existing equipment harder • Increased market pressure and competition mean companies must react quickly and adapt to stay competitive • Companies must reduce and manage their process costs • Competitiveness requires increased flexibility and adaptability • Reducing waste requires reliable, consistent processes and accuracy TO KEEP AHEAD OF YOUR COMPETITION, WHERE DO YOU START? Look to these areas to optimize your manufacturing efficiency: • Maximize the output of your existing equipment • Create reliable processes • Manage your process costs • Manage risk during process change • Choose dependable products and support to help you compete 2
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KEY FACTORS TO UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU CHOOSE A CUTTER ELEMENTS THAT AFFECT YOUR MACHINING PROCESS Face milling is a key machining operation on many workpieces and offers great opportunities to gain a competitive advantage. To obtain this benefit, you face a few considerations: • Your machining environment must be suitable • It’s vitally important to choose the right cutter out of the wide range of choices • What is your “driver” - minimized cutting edge cost or maximized metal removal rate or something in-between? • Your selection can control your costs or destroy your productivity Which factors hold the key to your cutter choice? ACHIEVING BALANCE SELECTION FACTORS • Machine power & torque • Rigidity of the workpiece setup • Volume of material to remove • Workpiece quality requirements • Consumable cost vs. metal removal rate • Dedicated applicationbased solution • Workpiece material 3
