Punch grinding: thriving in chaos.
Modern Applications News › Vol. 37 Nbr. 1, January 2003
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Abrasives/Grinding Machines
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Punch grinding: thriving in chaos.
Many shops wince at soaring customer demands for faster-than just-in-time (JIT) support. Many wistfully recall (or think they do) days of more leisurely and "reasonable" lead times.
However, according to one shop, focusing on "what was" is illusory -- and, perhaps, strategically dangerous. Stefan Lorbach began his career as a tool and die maker in 1959. Between then and now, he's seen a great deal of change. It's like going from "the earth to the moon," he says. During the 1970s, he notes, it might take three to four months to make a die. Today the same die is done i...See the full content of this document
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