|
|
- by Mike Lynch
- 372 pages - 40 illustrations
- Published by The Society of Manufacturing Engineers
|
Today's CNC user faces fierce global competition. No longer is it enough to
just have CNC capability. If you expect to thrive, you have to produce
workpieces of the highest quality -- quickly -- by getting the most out of your
CNC machine tools. This means boosting equipment uptime and cutting downtime.
Your company's very survival may hinge on just how well you meet this on-going
challenge.
Managing CNC Operations provides the ideas, guidelines, and techniques you
need to capture the full potential of your CNC equipment. The book is structured
so that you can adapt what you learn to your own CNC environment, your own
applications, and your own specific needs. The book covers nearly every aspect
of CNC operations, including information not found in any other text book in
print.
The book is organized so that you can use it as a step-by-step guide to
efficient CNC utilization or as a shop-floor reference for continuous
improvement. It is divided in to four parts.
- Understanding your CNC environment
- Educating your people
- Setup and cycle time reduction
- Other important CNC issues of concern
Hundreds of specific utilization-boosting techniques are detailed, with
specific emphasis on reducing setup and cycle time, the two areas with the
greatest potential for CNC gains. Devoted to expanding your understanding and
evaluation of the CNC environment and its competitive importance, this book is a
must read for anyone working in the CNC world ... shop owners, managers,
CNC coordinators, programmers, trainers, and setup people.
Click
for details