Investing in Automation

Our Reasons to Automate, in a recent blog post, outline the major benefits of automating your factory. Capital expenditures in your fabrication line are huge decisions and require a thorough evaluation process. Decision factors should be determined and measured based on each product to determine the optimal solution for your company.

Shop magazine provides us with 9 key challenges faced when deciding to invest in automation for your shop:

1)    Fit into the plant and fit within the scheme of the shop flow

• MultiCam CNC machines are custom fitted to meet the needs of your business

2)    Be sized correctly

• MultiCam machines come in a wide variety of table sizes, from 4’x4’ to unlimited custom dimensions, to ensure that clients get optimal use of their investment

3)    Be affordable and allow a company to achieve a return on investment

• From V-Series to 6000-Series, MultiCam Plasma’s are designed to fit every budget to ensure the highest rate of return.

4)    Be usable

• Having a functional machine to meet the needs of your shop is imperative as it is a major investment for your operations
• It is equally important to staff knowledgeable machine operators that can use your machine to the full extent of its capability

5)    Be easy to maintain

• This is the variable expense of capital expenditures, maintenance costs need to be investigated prior to machine purchase

6)    Reduce costs

• Cap-ex should decrease overall costs (fixed and variable) in order to achieve max ROI
• Our machines reduce material yield on average 15-20%

7)    Improve shop throughput

• Product output should be increased with use of the new machine, allowing for high production volumes and additional revenues

8)    Handle variability in manufacturing to accommodate customization

• MultiCam CNC Plasma’s, capable of cutting a wide variety of materials, couples with nesting software allows for maximum customization

9)    Sustainable – something that will be used over years of operation

• MultiCam’s that have been installed 18 years ago are still in use today as our machines have been among the most durable in the market
• Demand for products tend to fluctuate in terms of their respective product life cycle, and as technology continues to grow, the demand for a CNC Cutting Solutions remains reliable and stronger than ever.

By using each of these factors to measure the compatibility of a machine, your business should be able to make a confident decision towards investment.