Working lead-free brass is a problem that affects many operators in the field. Indeed, to be honest, most people suck lead-free brass, but the bottom line is that they don’t really know how to work it.
Most companies face continuous changes that challenge business habits. This is true in each sector and is the real and difficult obstacle to overcome, none excluded, starting from Oil&Gas up to the Automotive, Taps and Fittings, to any market segment related to machining operations.
Having an efficient fleet is of little use if this is not preceded by a production strategy with cutting-edge methods that can support the change.
We could die (or close) and we could thrive because of change.
Of course, it is better to thrive ahead of the curve and this is all the easier the more grounded the long-term business strategy is.
Using change to your advantage is possible, but a lot depends on the corporate attitude.
A leader spirit presumes that the company is always looking for innovative solutions, to try to differentiate itself in all aspects, from products, to production methods, to the technologies used. This generates a competitive advantage for the company, which can make change its real strength.
On the contrary, a follower mentality is the one that finds more difficulties in regard to change, because the competitive advantage has already been taken by competitors and you just have to be happy with the little that remains.
This goes for any sector, unlike what many entrepreneurs and operators believe.
And the same goes for machining operations.
It is an attitude that we should take into consideration, regardless of the sector in which you operate.
Many companies close every year, but the real cause behind their failure is often ignored. In most cases there is a slowness of these companies in dealing with change.
Changing, innovating, maintaining a business and production structure in step with the times, and meeting the needs of a constantly changing market is fundamental (and essential) for a company.
Would you like to have a production company that makes money?
You have to accept change as a positive side of the business growth process. No shortcuts.
Lead-free brass: an industry-leading innovation
In this regard, I want to talk about a company to take as example and food for thought for your strategy. And this is what we need.
I’m talking about Giacomini S.p.A., a leading company in the sector of metalworking of lead-free brass parts. Manufacturers of brass components and systems for heating, air conditioning and sanitary water distribution.
Giacomini S.p.A. is a company that has always invested in innovation, so much so that innovation can be considered part of its DNA.
A pioneering company, which has clearly understood how important it is to continue to innovate its production model.
Over the years, a balancing strategy has been chosen for the machine tool park, ranging from classic single-spindle Machining Centers to Transfer Machines, up to the 3-spindle PORTACENTER by Porta Solutions, the 3-independent-spindle Machining Center.
The perfect balance to adapt to the market needs.
CLICK HERE to watch the video about a lead-free brass component manufacturing on the 3-spindle PORTACENTER.
To better deal with the change, and in this case to work lead-free brass, it makes sense to arrange a correct diversification of the department and choose proper technologies.
It is necessary to balance different Machine Tool technologies, without focusing everything on just one kind of machinery.
In this way you can guarantee your company more flexibility, with an excellent level of productivity and adaptability, thus making your production department change-proof and ready to face market demand.
Above all, you will reduce the risk of variations in market demand, that is increasingly more aggressive and unpredictable.
However, the opposite occurs: production departments that only have single-spindle Machining Centers or Transfer Machines, which in difficult times do not have the adaptability needed to thrive.
Giacomini S.p.A. has introduced a new kind of Machining Center by Porta Solutions, namely the 3-independent-spindle PORTACENTER, with which it is developing an even more efficient production model.
With this type of Machining Centers, specific solutions have been studied for lead-free brass manufacturing.
And the results have been surprising and far beyond expectations.
As you can see, even in this sector it is possible to innovate, making historic companies grow from generation to generation.
And this is what you can do too, regardless of the type of Machine Tool you are using in your production department.
First of all, the important thing is to have a strategy and a METHOD followed and supported by the desire to innovate.
Do you perform machining operations on lead-free brass components?
CLICK HERE to watch the video about a lead-free brass component manufacturing on the 3-spindle PORTACENTER.
Operational flexibility was the starting point that allowed me to develop the PORTA Production Method in over 25 years of experience in the field of Machine Tools.
A method aimed at production companies that use Machining Centers in battery for machining operations on small and medium batches (from 500 to 5,000 pieces), and who want to understand how to innovate their production departments to make them more competitive.
The goal is to become more productive, thanks to the use of cutting-edge technologies, such as 3-independent-spindle Machining Centers.
But, above all, to identify methods to reduce the cost per part and make money.
More profit, more company welfare.
This is the secret of the companies that dominate the market in our industry.
If you are a user of CNC Machining Centers for machining operations and you want to understand how to innovate and win on the market, as Giacomini S.p.A. is doing …
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To your results, Maurizio Porta
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