SUCCESS IS THE SUM OF SMALL STEPS The price of a product is, in short, its manufacturing cost and the net amount that the manufacturer would like to obtain from sales, i.e. its margin. In the block of articles devoted to the production department, we will omit the question of margin, although it often has a greater impact on the final price than production costs and is an individual strategy of each manufacturer. We will certainly raise this issue on another occasion. In return, we will show what can be achieved when the efforts of the employees involved are supported by the supplier for whom customer care does not end with the delivery of the ordered products. Writing about modernity and progress in the context of the MAEM production department, I am happy to once again
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mention Seco and its local distributor, Dasa (our first joint project with Seco, you can read in the fifth issue of the M Magazine). Our organisations share a common approach to customers and their needs. At MAEM we also work with our customers to find the best solutions for them. We are able to do so thanks to modern technical facilities, experienced specialists and, above all, an appropriate approach to partnership in business. We know how important it is to support the client in partnership. This time we also have the pleasure to see it for ourselves. O ur te chn o l o gi s t s , to g eth e r w i th a representative of the supplier of machining tools, spent two days studying the impact of the use of various types of cutting inserts on the speed and correctness of roughing processes.
The turning process of one of the shafts, which is a spare part of the desalinator was tested. Mass production is the most appropriate method to illustrate how an apparently insignificant factor affects its costs. Thanks to research, which allowed for the selection of optimal cutting tools, the unit production time of one piece was reduced by eight minutes. Eight minutes is not much when producing a complex workpiece. However, the eight minutes of CNC machine work saving in two -shif t annual production gives over 3500 pieces more. The result of joint actions is an increase in production efficiency by as much as 35%! Research, tests, cooperation with a trusted supplier brings an effect in the form of a significant reduction in
