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News Release from: Hone-All Precision | Subject: Deep-hole boring and machining services
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 July 2005
Deep-hole boring company widens
investment
Recent machine tool purchases reflect an ISO 9001 accredited sub-contractor's origins in deep hole boring and drilling, but the overall emphasis is on improving productivity.
The new signage adorning Hone-All Precision's 10,000ft2 facility is just one small part of an ongoing investment programme intended to attract new business while retaining existing customers Inside is further evidence of the Dunstable, UK-based sub-contractor's willingness to invest - in new equipment and new ways of working to deliver lower prices, higher quality and shorter lead times
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 12 Sep 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Recent machine tool purchases reflect the ISO 9001 accredited company's origins in deep hole boring and drilling, but the overall emphasis is on improving productivity.
Freeing around 1500ft2 of floor space by relocating manual honing operations to an adjacent site has allowed for the installation of a Nagel deep hole drilling and boring machine.
This is capable of producing holes from 18mm to 60mm diameter to a depth of 1500mm, and eases the pressure on a larger Boehringer VDF deep hole boring machine at the lower end of its drilling capability and also on the gun drilling section with regard to larger diameter drilling.
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Costs and lead times reduced on machined parts
By continuing to invest in new production equipment, Hone-All Precision has reduced manufacturing costs and cut lead times on high value machined components for various industries.
Short billet and small batch production is now transferring to the smaller deep hole borer, contributing to reduced set-up times, shorter lead times and improved competitiveness.
"We can now seek out more production-type work, because we are no longer risking tying up all our available capacity and upsetting longstanding customers," says Hone-All Precision director, Andrea Rodney.
This is also the motivation for the installation of a TBT twin-spindle deep hole drilling machine, because: "When it comes to quantity orders, a twin-spindle machine makes it much easier to meet the delivery requirements." This particular machine has a 500mm depth by 16mm diameter capacity.
These latest acquisitions are part of a broader picture that has seen Hone-All Precision embrace CNC milling and turning as well as grinding and EDM drilling.
In terms of the shopfloor layout the position of the Boehringer deep hole borer effectively determined the location of the new Nagel deep hole borer, and that of two large CNC lathes and a three metre capacity honing machine.
The creation of this cell has minimised the movement of heavy material around the shop, while other machining cells are based on a judicious mix of machine cycle times - allowing individual operators to look after more than one machine - and flexibility, with operators given on-the-job training to broaden their skills set.
"Our emphasis is on continuous improvement," says Rodney, "Because that benefits both the customer and the people who work here".
"The changes we have made, and will continue to make, simply reflect our determination to respond positively to the competitive pressures that all sub-contractors face.".
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