In the job shop machining environment, the incorporation of lean manufacturing techniques presents its own set of challenges. In a product manufacturing environment with dedicated equipment, every aspect of a process can be studied and tweaked to yield maximum quality within minimum costs. However, in the job shop environment, this is less likely to occur. The emphasis needs to be on the flexibility to move through a variety of unrelated parts while still maintaining quality and controlling cost.

"In the job shop machining environment,
lean manufacturing techniques require
flexiblity to maintain quality and control costs while moving through a variety
of unrelated parts."

To achieve this, Trace-A-Matic has developed numerous cells with various capabilities. Typically, we utilize a wide array of turning, milling, and grinding machine tools to achieve the enhanced flexibility that is necessary. By creating these unique manufacturing cells, we can offer quotes that deliver the best possible throughput for your particular requirements.

In designing our cells, we carefully examined the common attributes of our more repetitive parts and used this information to design cells that efficiently address these characteristics. Send us your part drawings and we will be happy to offer you a high quality output at a competitive price.