Mastercam Article: Mastercam for Shorter Lead times & increased production

Orvie Smith of Toshiba America Energy System discusses how they leveraged a mix of Mastercam and new Okuma CNC equipment to improve their manufacturing process.

Problem:

Jobs were taking weeks to get through the shop and over 80 hours to machine.

Solution:

Mastercam Software to increase machining efficiency and Okuma Mill/Turn machines to reduce setups and streamline production.

Result:

Increased efficiency, drastically lower lead times and a higher quality product. Over 5x faster lead times.

Takeaway quote:

“Once we got rolling with Mastercam we never looked back.”

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