February 15, 2010 – 9:57 am
Laser Technology Tour
Come see the latest in laser processing on March 18th. We will visit two separate fabricators who use Mazak lasers as part of their everyday fabrication processes.
January 14, 2010 – 11:13 am
A lot of the cost in a typical manufacturing operation lies in the assembly of the product being manufactured, whether it’s labor or an automated system that’s doing the work. A Mazak Optonics laser cutting system – especially a 3D machine like a SpaceGear or a FabriGear – has the potential to not only reduce [...]
January 6, 2010 – 9:39 am
Accurate Increases Business at Least 15 Percent
If you ask Tim Morrow, President of Accurate Tube Bending (ATB) in Newark, California, about the key to success in today’s manufacturing environment, he’ll say diversity. “The way the economy is going, you’ve got to be diversified,” Morrow says. “Customers don’t want to go from shop to shop to [...]
December 16, 2009 – 9:14 am
Reduce Inefficiency and Increase Profit
Let’s face it all lasers cut fast, but what about the downtime in between the cutting? Everyone measures value added time, because that’s easy to measure. But what about non-value added time; operator is sick, set-up, etc.? It may not be easy to measure, but reducing your downtime is essential to [...]
December 11, 2009 – 9:43 am
AO|5 Point Setup
Mazak’s exclusive AO|5 Point Setup automates the setup process with optimized cutting parameters. It can significantly improve your productivity and cost of operation, especially with today’s focus on smaller batch sizes. AO|5 Point Setup is a core component of HyperLean™ strategies and is exclusively available on Mazak’s HyperGear and HyperTurbo series machines.