Entrenched behind decades of “but it has always been done this way” or even better “but everyone does it this way” we have come to think that the old ways are the best.
The turning market is changing its demands every day. Until a few years ago, it was essential to have parts produced precisely and, the time needed to make them, was almost a component that gave quality to the thing.
Slowly, there has been a shift from demands for parts produced in ever shorter times, without, of course, losing quality.
Since I have heard this over and over again, I felt the need to do an article on my blog to clarify, or rather to propose, a different point of view of the situation.
Starting from the assumption that producing large batches is not a problem, I would like to point out that in my life of decades of manufacturing turning machines, I have seen several situations that prompted me to study and realise the Linea Spindle multi-spindle CNC lathe.
If you are in the industry, you are more likely to refer only to cycle time.
Let’s step back a little and take the basic definition of cycle time referring to bar machining.
“The time in which the bar of material enters the machine until the finished part is ejected”.
Which in itself is the correct definition but, in the cycle time, you should also calculate the retooling time of the multi spindle CNC lathe when changing the workpiece.
Working days are very often characterised by a succession of commitments. The era of Amazon, smartphones and the net evolving at a relentless pace has led the end buyer of a product to want it more and more quickly. It may seem to you that this text has nothing to do with this company, but in fact it does.
