Cycle Time Reduction For CNC
Machining & Turning Centers
Six hours of presentation on one CD-rom
disk!
6 hour CD-rom, CD jacket, and 145 page
manual
Minimize the time it takes to
complete a production run!
During any CNC machine’s usage,
there are really only two activities. Either
machines are in setup or they are running
production. Setup time is the total time the
machine is down between production runs. Cycle
time is the time it takes to complete a
production run divided by the number of good
workpieces produced. And anything that adds to
the length of time it takes to complete a
production run should be fair game for your
cycle time reduction program!
During production runs, machines are
supposed to be producing. Yet there may be activities
occurring that are not very productive. In this six hour
course, we'll show many techniques that will help you
keep machines in cycle for as great a percentage of time
as possible.
We begin by presenting preliminary
information, including basic premises that will help you
understand how to improve machine utilization. Included
are presentations on justification issues and resources
you have available to reduce cycle time. Since your
cycle time reduction program will require an investment
in time, effort, and/or money, we also address
justification issues.
We then present principles of cycle time
reduction, including the two tasks types related to
running production, the three ways to reduce cycle time,
and the four steps to reducing cycle time. We also
present how to make wise decisions about which machine/s
to work on first based upon eliminating company-wide and
department-wide constraints.
Finally, we show countless specific
techniques you can apply to reduce cycle time in the
approximate order that production runs are completed.
Included are presentations on preparation and
organization, workpiece loading, program execution,
workpiece unloading, other tasks that are done during
every cycle, sizing adjustments, dull tool replacement,
and other tasks done during a production run. While
there may be some tasks going on in your own CNC
environment during production runs that we don't
discuss, this course should give you a great way to
begin your cycle time reduction program, both in theory
and in practical application.
We address the two most popular forms of
metal-cutting CNC machine tools - machining centers and
turning centers. When appropriate, we separate
presentations for the purpose of clarity. However, since
you may be interested in only one machine type or the
other, a few presentations during workpiece sizing and
dull tool replacement are duplicated for both machine
types.
All presentations have been developed using
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95/98 (and above),
which is fast becoming the industry standard for
computer generated presentations. We use the freely
distributed PowerPoint Viewer to display all
presentations. PowerPoint Viewer is included.
System requirements: You must have a
multimedia computer with Windows 95 or above and a
minimum of 64 megs of internal memory to run the
courseware.
Pricing:
CDR-CTR ~ Cycle Time Reduction
CD-rom course ~ $239.00 ~ [
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CDR-CTR-STR ~ Special
combination offer - Cycle Time Reduction & Setup
Reduction CD-rom courses ~ $399.00 ~
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Multiple course discount: We offer a
substantial discount for each additional (identical)
course purchased. First course $239.00 (full price).
Each additional Cycle Time Reduction course: $110.00. If
you order five courses, for example, the total price
will be $679.00 and will include five CDs and five
companion manuals.
