MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS

Manufacturing Case Studies

Explore workshop demonstrations and worked examples for aluminum profile machining and digital glass printing.

Case studies

23 cases

An 8 mm end mill leaves a 4 mm internal radius. A square tab reaching the theoretical corner needs clearance or a revised mating shape.

The programmable route wins below 60 parts in this changeover model. Above that, the dedicated fixture’s shorter cycle pays back its setup time.

A nominal 0.35 mm transom clearance can range from 0.10 to 0.60 mm before finish and burrs, using the stated dimensional tolerances.

A 0.12 mm mean shift brings modeled Cpk to 1.20 despite Cp of 2.00. Compare centering and repeatability before changing the process.

In the pipelined example, a faster saw lifts expected good output from about 143 to 171 pieces per hour, then unloading sets the limit.

Two aligned 0.10° angle errors can open a 0.21 mm gap over a 60 mm mitre contact face in the idealized joint.

Four members fit one 6,000 mm bar on paper with 54 mm left. The deciding constraint is the saw’s minimum safe tail grip.

Holes 80 mm from each end of a 3,600 mm part span 3,440 mm. A 3,300 mm feature envelope falls short by 140 mm.

Removing two 14-second re-clamps saves an estimated 84 minutes over 180 parts. Check whether head indexing offsets the gain.