May 2018 - Flexible Production

MANUFACTURING IS CHANGING…

29 May 201829 May 2018 Maurizio PortaFlexible Production

The 10 most used key words in web research for this specific production topic are: REDUCE STOCK LEVEL QUICK CHANGE OF PRODUCTION FLEXIBLE MACHINERY FLEXIBLE MACHINING CENTERS SMED MACHINE TOOLS PRODUCE ONLY SOLD QUANTITIES LEAN MANUFACTURING MEDIUM LOTS PRODUCTION FLEXIBLE CELLS PROCESSING LEAN PRODUCTION If y

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STOP AND… TAKE A BREATH!

22 May 2018 Maurizio PortaFlexible Production

There are times when you have to stop, take a breath and reflect. Both personally and professionally ... Reflect on what is the reason that leads you to work on a business venture or on how to think over an existing business. In particular moments like these, thinking over your existing business is something very challenging. We are not talking about simp

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I WANT TO PUT A MULTICENTER MACHINE AT IMTS… AND YOU CAN HELP!

16 May 201816 May 2018 Maurizio PortaFlexible Production

Because of our busy production schedule, we had resigned ourselves to not being able to show our MultiCenter at the IMTS tool show in September. This bothered me personally, as I have been going to the show in Chicago since I was a child, traveling with my father. Over the years, I have watched the show expand both in size and importance to become one of the preeminen

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MY COMPETITORS HAVE ATTEMPTED, I RISKED BLOWING EVERYTHING UP!!

8 May 2018 Maurizio PortaFlexible Production

Many manufacturers of special transfer machines have tried and built some sort of FLEXIBLE MACHINE but very cleverly they took a step back AFTER SEEING THE BATH BLOOD OF THE DEVELOPMENT ... [space] WHY? Because today I can confirm that THEY WERE REALLY RIGHT! [space] Building a reliable and competitive FLEXIBLE MACHINE is a very different sport than build

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SINGLE MACHINING CENTERS OR MULTICENTER?

2 May 201826 September 2023 Maurizio PortaFlexible Production

[space] When you have to choose which technology to adopt in your company, and avoid mistaken investment, the doubts begin to take control and it is like you are not able to reason with good sense. The typical question with which many people go to crisis is: [space] DO I HAVE TO PURCHASE THE MULTICENTER OR A BATTERY OF MACHINING CENTERS? [space] As in all situations there are

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FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION

Month: May 2018

MANUFACTURING IS CHANGING…

STOP AND… TAKE A BREATH!

I WANT TO PUT A MULTICENTER MACHINE AT IMTS… AND YOU CAN HELP!

MY COMPETITORS HAVE ATTEMPTED, I RISKED BLOWING EVERYTHING UP!!

SINGLE MACHINING CENTERS OR MULTICENTER?