Low-cost machining accessories make big bottom line numbers: short run lathe and machining center runs make short setup times critical; quick-changeover chucks make it possible and productive.

Modern Applications News › Vol. 36 Nbr. 8, August 2002

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Low-cost machining accessories make big bottom line numbers: short run lathe and machining center runs make short setup times critical; quick-changeover chucks make it possible and productive.

Machining lot sizes from 25 to 100 pieces of cast iron and stainless steel pump components, MP Pumps, Inc. (Fraser, MI), a unit of Tecumseh Products Company, works 3 shifts, 6 days a week.

In order to minimize on-the-shelf inventory cost, major goals in its cost reduc...

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