Critical Mass--Mass finishing parts at the machining center offers economic advantages

摘要

There are major economic and scheduling advantages to having a part come off a machining center complete. Most machinists think parts are finished at this point because part dimensions are correct. However, they forget that most parts must be deburred, cleaned, weighed or counted and then packaged before shipping. In most shops, that involves moving the machined parts to another part of the shop, putting them on shelves and eventually having someone perform the final operations prior to shipment.