Wheels have become intricately designed accessories in just about every price range for cars and motorcycles. Producing new designs can be an expensive proposition and, sometimes, wheel manufacturers run into manufacturability issues. To make products that its competitors have been unable to produce, Ego Tripp Wheels and Accessories (Lub-bock, TX) purchased two Fadal VMC 4020s. According to Greg Hoeve, Ego Tripp general manager, the accuracy and repeatability of the machines have allowed the company to offer better and more intricate designs, reduce machining cycle time 15%, and realize substantial savings in wheel-polishing operations. "The Fadals are reducing our cycle times, but they have a bigger advantage. We can do things now that were possible before, but not economically practical. Even though we are doing more elaborate work, we are not dramatically increasing our run times. Because of that, we have a competitive edge," Hoeve explains.
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机译：在汽车和摩托车的几乎每个价格范围内，车轮都已成为复杂设计的配件。生产新的设计可能是一个昂贵的提议，并且有时轮毂制造商会遇到可制造性问题。为了生产竞争对手无法生产的产品，Ego Tripp车轮和配件（德克萨斯州勒伯克）购买了两台Fadal VMC 4020。根据Ego Tripp总经理Greg Hoeve的说法，机床的准确性和可重复性使该公司能够提供更好，更复杂的设计，将加工周期缩短15％，并大幅节省了砂轮抛光操作的费用。 “ The Fadals减少了我们的周期时间，但是它们具有更大的优势。我们现在可以做以前可能做的事情，但是在经济上不可行。即使我们做了很多精心的工作，我们也没有显着增加我们的运行时间。因为其中，我们具有竞争优势。”
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