Hardware Podcasts

Connecting Advanced Machining Strategies to Business Results Part 1

Lights Out · 20 Nov 2024 · 28m · Episode 6

What this episode covers

Host Nick Goellner and guests Mike Payne (AME) and Caleb Mertz (Dynomics) discuss how machine monitoring data must be paired with coaching and advanced machining strategies to drive business results. They analyze recent manufacturing technology order data, highlighting the divergence between OEM investment and job shop caution due to interest rates. The conversation emphasizes that monitoring is useless without behavioral change, illustrating how adaptive feed rate controls and tooling optimization enable reliable 'lights out' automation by balancing cycle times with tool life.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
AME, AMT
Tools
ProShop, Dynomics
Also
IMTS 2024 Elevate, Industrial Distribution, ChillHop Radio, Pop Goes Classical, Erica Violet

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