Implications of Multitasking for Large Companies and OEMs

Large companies choosing multitasking over more conventional machine tools generally value these benefits:

• Fixture and tooling cost reduction
• Shorter payment cycles (smaller, more frequent shipments)
• Increased customer intimacy (possibility for part, programming and tooling design co-development)
• More profitable pricing structure
• Production with fewer people, less floor space, fewer machines
• Optimized part design
• Retention of proprietary part design elements (i.e., design parts others can’t make)
• Improved supply chain management
• Increased throughput
• Safety in machining large parts
• Inventory reduction

 

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