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When you own a manufacturing company, you know that efficiency is one of the most important factors to consider and to work on each and every day. However, you may sometimes find yourself stumped as to how to go about improving your efficiency further. Get to know some of the ways that you can better streamline your process and make your manufacturing process as efficient and functional as possible going forward. This will help your company be more productive and will help your clients and customers remain satisfied and loyal to your business.
Consider Precision CNC Machining
If you have been in the manufacturing business for a while, you may still be relying on manual machining to create and manufacture your parts and products. Many manufacturing businesses cling to manual machining as they believe that having the human element can prevent errors and ensure that there is a greater amount of oversight in the manufacturing process.
However, computerized technology has evolved by leaps and bounds in the manufacturing industry. Precision CNC (computer numerical control) machining is evidence of this. Using this technology, a product or a part for one of your products will be produced under the control of an advanced computer program.
All of the specs and information for your product will be entered into a software program using a special numerical language. This information is processed by the computer which controls the machining tools that then take the information and create a product to the precise specifications provided. The CNC machining process removes the variability of manual machining and takes away the element of human error.
Once the data is in the CNC system, you can quickly have as much of that product manufactured as you want and they will all be uniform and precise. This will make your productivity and efficiency skyrocket in no time.
Consider a Computerized Ordering System As Well
While you are in the process of incorporating more technology into your manufacturing process, you may want to upgrade your order picking system. Many manufacturers continue to rely on paper for processing orders.
An order picker will receive a printed paper list and they manually check off the items or orders as they grab them. However, there is much room for error in this process. On the other hand, if you incorporate a computerized ordering system, there will be less human error involved in the process.
The computerized system will allow your order pickers to scan items as they are picked and the computer will check off the items as they go and will alert them to any errors or mistakes. This technology is one of the easiest to use and incorporate in the manufacturing process and can make all the difference in the world for your efficiency and productivity.
Now that you have a few ideas of how to make your manufacturing process more efficient, you can make the changes to improve your process and be as efficient as possible.
Share10 December 2015
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