THE CHALLENGE FACING MANUFACTURERS AND STEEL SERVICE CENTERS IS TO FIND BETTER WAYS OF EFFICIENTLY PRODUCING PRECISION SHEET METAL BLANKS IN LOW TO MEDIUM VOLUME QUANTITIES. AS PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND PRODUCTION BATCH QUANTITIES SHIFT TOWARDS JUST-IN-TIME PRODUCTION, TRADITIONAL SHEARING METHODS ARE CHALLENGED. THIS PAPER DISCUSSES A NEW METHOD OF MEETING SHEARING NEEDS FOR INTEGRATED MANUFACTURERS, STEEL SERVICE CENTERS, CONTRACT MANUFACTURERS AND LARGE JOB SHOPS.
| Number of Pages : | 13 |
| Published : | 06/01/1994 |
