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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 […]

As Seen In Production Machining. TCI Precision Metals offers machine-ready blanks, which reduce the cost of labor by 20 percent, leading to 15 percent lower part costs and greater operational efficiency, the company says. If the time of the machine freed up for additional jobs is considered, the total value often exceeds 30 percent, according […]

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