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News Release from: Unicut Precision | Subject: Small precision turned parts
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 April 2004
Subcontractor invests in systems
integration
To raise productivity a small precision parts machinist has invested some GBP 25,000 in an integrated central communications and production management system.
In a move to further its capability for achieving higher productivity and utilisation from around the clock production involving its 11 Citizen and two Star CNC sliding head automatic lathes, small precision part turning specialist Unicut Precision of Welwyn Garden City has invested almost GBP 25,000 in a totally integrated central communications and production management system The system installed, PSL Datatrack of Bracknell, will network initial enquires, through order processing right through to final inspection reporting, despatch and invoicing
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Such has been the upsurge in the fortunes of Unicut Precision that July and August have set record sales and profit levels for its precision sub-con tract machining business.
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Following the winning of a 12 month contract for three million components from an American fastener company, Unicut Precision immediately ordered two CNC sliding head automatic lathes.
The system has also been structured for further expansion later in the year to accommodate part scheduling, machine performance monitoring and remote access for information update and maintenance.
As joint managing director Jason Nicholson explains: "It is a step by step growth into improved systemisation.
Our immediate need was to prevent duplication of effort and paperwork while creating an on-line reporting system to support the ever-growing number of batches of work we are processing and rapidly shortening lead times customers are demanding." Already geared up for fast machine changeover and having the capability for customers to directly access production data through the Internet, Unicut Precision can now build-up files for quotations, materials and tooling which can be immediately called upon when orders are received.
Material stores, stock holding, subcontract processes such as heat-treatment and plating are now all integrated into route card information for on-line access.
In addition, on-line inspection report data, details relative to batch splitting and automatic printing of part identification labels, automatic integration with Sage accounting software for delivery notes and invoicing is now active.
According to Charles Kenny, joint managing director: "Already major benefits have been accrued as we can very quickly access information and make decisions based on real time factual data.
Everyone in the company now has Intranet communications for filing job notes between shifts and exchanging setting information which also gives us accurate records of what is happening throughout the business.".
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