Success Stories

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Aero-derivative Turbine Vane Manufacturer Achieves 80% Throughput Reduction

One Huffman 5-axis CBN grinder replaces two creep feed grinders and delivers 80% throughput reduction. Creep feed machines deployed to other work.

	Old Process	New Process
Number of separate setups	6	1
Batch Mode	Yes, queue time in front of each machine.	No, single process flow
Wheels	Aluminum Oxide	Electroplated CBN
Diamond Truing Rolls	Yes	No
Grind Time	105 minutes	22 minutes
Total Load/Unload Time	20 minutes	4 minutes
Setup/Changeover Time	48 hours	20 minutes
Total Throughput Time Per Part	125 minutes	26 minutes
Throughput Reduction		80%

Success Stories

Aero-derivative Turbine Vane Manufacturer Achieves 80% Throughput Reduction

Old Process

New Process

Number of separate setups

Batch Mode

Wheels

Diamond Truing Rolls

Grind Time

Total Load/Unload Time

Setup/Changeover Time

Total Throughput Time Per Part

Throughput Reduction

80%