As for any manufacturing sector, maintaining the highest levels of productivity and efficiency is essential if delivery timescales and profitability targets are to be achieved. For machining applications, this requires not only optimised tool paths when cutting, but also minimum set-up times during component changeover.
There are, of course, a number of factors that can influence part changeover and therefore lead to non-productive machine time. The use of vacuum clamping technology, however, offers several advantages...
Read the full article in DPA's July issue