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As Seen In Modern Machine Shop Magazine. What is the highest-value work your machine tools do—roughing or finishing? I suspect you would say finishing. Therefore, what if you could let your machines do less of the low-value prep machining, and more of the high-value finish machining? How would that change the economics of your process? […]

As Seen In Moldmaking Technology Magazine. What is the highest-value work your machine tools do—roughing or finishing? I suspect you would say finishing. Therefore, what if you could let your machines do less of the low-value prep machining, and more of the high-value finish machining? How would that change the economics of your process? TCI […]

As Seen In Aerospace Manufacturing and Design. Job shops and manufacturers are facing operational challenges involving throughput, efficiency, cost control, and more. Many shops, committed to being lean, feel they are doing everything they can, given the programs they have put in place. The problem with this thinking is, being lean and agile is a […]

As Seen In Modern Machine Shop. Machine-ready blanks from TCI can be loaded directly into CNC machining centers, without the need for in-house sawing, grinding, flattening and squaring and outside processing. The blanks are available in aluminum, stainless steel and other alloys, and are deburred and cleaned to the customer’s specifications. They are guaranteed as […]

As Seen In Modern Machine Shop. Machine-ready blanks enable production to start immediately, the company says. Machine-ready blanks enable production to start immediately, the company says. Blanks can be loaded directly into the machine without prep operations such as sawing, grinding, flattening or squaring. Also, less time is required for adjusting setups and fixture offsets. […]

As Seen In Modern Machine Shop. Eliminating pre-machining operations is often the difference between winning bids and profitability. While trimming labor costs is difficult and sometimes personal, it has become a necessity to compete in today’s worldwide economy. Typically, reducing labor costs, which are the largest portion of a shop’s costs, requires an upfront capital […]

As Seen In Moldmaking Technology. Machine-ready blanks have been available for decades, yet mold manufacturers have been slow to adopt them, even though they can save as much as 30 percent off overall mold and mold component costs and free up machine time for creating more in-house capacity. Using machine-ready blanks (e.g., blanks that have […]

As Seen In American Machinist. Here are a baker’s dozen benefits that can be gained by using pre-cut blanks in machine shops: The in-house preparation of raw material is eliminated. Machine-ready blanks do not need to be squared like sawed blanks. Dimensional, flatness, parallelism, and squareness tolerances can be guaranteed by the supplier. Secondary operations […]

As Seen In Moldmaking Technology. TCI Precision Metals (Gardena, CA) will demonstrate how purchasing machine-ready blanks allows dramatic reductions in the cost of labor, leading to lower overall part costs and greater operational efficiency at IMTS. TCI Precision Metals (Gardena, CA) will demonstrate how purchasing machine-ready blanks allows dramatic reductions in the cost of labor, […]

As Seen In Modern Machine Shop. The company says its machine-ready blanks offer reductions in labor costs, leading to lower overall part costs and greater operational efficiency. Production can start immediately, as users can load blanks directly into the machine without prep operations such as sawing, grinding, flattening or squaring. Additionally, the operator spends less […]