loading

koch & co. \'nest\'les down with routers: this kansas-based company increased its production by more than 40 percent with the purchase of two cnc routers with nesting capabilities.

by:Transon     2020-09-05
A year and a half ago, Koch
Panel saw is used. to-
Point machine for producing semi-finished products
Custom Cabinet box.
However, these machines are getting older and employees have to work hard to keep them at their highest level.
Production is not where it needs it. Koch & Co.
A production half
A decision must be made to customize the kitchen and bathroom as well as the exterior and interior entrance doors: buy two more panel saws and two more point-to-
This will take three workers, or invest in several CNC routers with nesting capabilities.
Barry Koch, production director at KS theSeneca, said the choice is easy
Especially since the old production method is too much trouble.
The old method requires the transfer of materials from one machine to another, producing about 210 cabinets per day. A vinyl-
Plywood--
Among them, the company is in 1/2-inch, 3/4-inch and 1/4-
Inch sheets, plywood for the other 10%--
Will be cut on one of the panel saws and then Koch will \"drag it to my point --to-
\"Point, put it on, cut it down, bypass it, put it back on the tray, and take it elsewhere,\" he said . \".
Koch & Co considering better production needs.
The first nested router-a C. R.
Onsrud 288 G16D panel Pro and Microvellum software suite--
A year and a half ago, soon after, the output of cabinets began to increase.
But the first Onsrud router is often used, and the machine is quickly \"smashed \". \" Koch & Co.
Fully processed 4-foot by9-
There is a foot panel every 3 1/2 minutes but still not getting the desired output.
After identifying that the company needed another router, Koch said, she seized the opportunity.
Six months ago, Koch
Second investment operationR.
The Onsrud 288 G16D router.
Today, there are as many as 300 cabinets produced, of which about 25% are from custom cabinets.
Koch estimates that he can now make about 35 cabinets per hour, or two kitchens per hour.
No door is produced on the router.
At present, both machines are running in the day shift and one in the evening.
Front and middle-
Koch & Co. Lines to streamline production processes
Invested in the software suite of microvellum, which allows the centerline nesting.
Koch explained that this makes it possible for the router to cut only one boundary shared by two parts at a time, rather than cutting all four edges of each part, thus cutting the same edge twice.
Koch testing center-
By running his two machines at the same time, one opens the function and the other closes the function to implement the row nesting function.
What Koch saw was enough to convince him that he had made the right decision.
\"Looking at nested worksheets, you will realize how many common boundaries each part has,\" Koch said . \".
\"You will find that the machine is wasting a lot of time and tools.
\"We believe that with this feature we can save about 25% of the cost in a timely manner,\" he added . \".
\"If people are nesting and worry about speed, it is very important to nest in the center line.
It saves me time and tool wear.
\"In addition, Koch said that if the router only cuts the squares, then encenterline nesting can save about 50 to 60% of the time in time, thus saving more products throughout the cycle. Now, Koch & Co.
Utilization Center
Nesting of production lines on each panel of the production cycle.
\"I can run with about 10 or 12 pieces of vinyl --
\"An hour later, we started to make the chopping board,\" he said . \"
\"It\'s all drilled out, dadoed, toekicked--
Nine yards.
I will put a whole piece of paper and when that piece of paper is finished, there is a full side and all it needs to do is enter the box.
\"Koch admitted that he would occasionally lag behind the plan, but thanks to the center --
Line nesting to help start over-
Deliver the product in time if necessary.
In fact, when the first router was integrated into production, Kochsays said he started running only the cabinet side because that\'s the point he\'s used --to-points.
But when he started using the software, the production cycle turned to the completion of the part.
Now, with routers and their nesting capabilities, Kochboasts says he can have them cutin once an hour if he gets orders for 25 cabinets.
Needless to say, lost labor. R.
Onsrud nested routers improve the production efficiency of koch and reduce the labor required by it by three.
\"We think I need three more people compared to what we\'re running now,\" panel saw and apostropheto-
Order the machine, said Koch.
Each router has an operator who says that due to the efficiency and ability of the software, he can only have one person working half a shift in the office.
The labor force in the production cycle has become relatively minimal. \"[
Employees entering jobs]
\"Design the cabinets and nest together for half a day at the time of production,\" Kochsays said . \" He added that it was about 150 cabinets in half a day.
\"I produced it and sent it to Washington, D. C. R. Onsruds.
The three workers on the router just open the file and run the program. \" In Koch & Co. \'s pre-
CNC router day, point-to-
Point operators must open the job file, modify the cabinet when needed, and then set up the machine to accommodate the job. Not anymore.
\"They no longer need to modify or program parts on the machine,\" Koch added . \".
\"Everything in the office is modified by one person, and other operators just need to make sure that their bits and tools are correct.
\"It made Koch free time to focus on other things he couldn\'t do before in the factory.
\"The less time I spend on this, the more time I spend elsewhere on improving productivity,\" he said . \".
Other benefits of nested routers-
The software portfolio helps Koch & Co.
Reducing inventory is very important for businesses, he said.
He added that as the loan for the material entered the store, he had to send the product as soon as possible.
The fast turnaround that the company now offers makes it relatively unstocked.
\"At any time your book\'s inventory has been reduced and it will be better in the long run,\" Koch said . \".
\"I reduced my inventory because I was able to run the parts when the order came in.
\"Routers allow half to be nested together
That, in turn, reduces waste, he said.
Despite all the success of the company on new devices, Koch doesn\'t necessarily recommend nested routers to everyone unless they\'re doing a lot of custom work.
\"If what I do is straight, standard cabinets, I won\'t get a lot of benefits from nested routers because most of these are in bulk,\" said Koch . \".
\"If you create a strange angle, it\'s hard to optimize on the panel saw ---
This is where the router is at its best. \" KOCH & CO.
In 1989, the company established KS Seneca.
It\'s a production half.
Custom kitchen and bath cabinets, as well as exterior and interior entrance doors.
The company employs 250 employees in two facilities: Onesquare-
Foot Cabinet Division and other 80,000-square-
Door department. Three Keys: 1. Two C. R.
The Onsrud CNC router produces a cabinet in one cycle without having to travel the panel back and forth-to-
Like the production process, point mining machines and panel saws. 2.
Microsoft software Center-
The line nesting feature Koch uses on each wiring panel helps to increase tool life and save 25% of production time. 3.
Due to the rapid turnover of items on the router, inventory and inventory have been reduced. www. kochandco.
Custom message
Chat Online 编辑模式下无法使用
Leave Your Message inputting...
88888888888888888888888