Top Shops Executive Summary

2013

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Executive Summary MACHInInG TECHnoloGY Top SHopS ALL SHopS oTHer SHopS Which tooling strategies does your business use? Carbide recycling program 71.0% 56.2% 57.4% Coolant management system 71.0% 47.3% 49.1% Custom/specialty tooling 74.2% 50.3% 52.1% Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) 9.7% 10.0% 10.0% On-machine probing for tool breakage/measurement 45.2% 34.1% 34.9% Shopfoor tool vending systems 29.0% 26.8% 26.9% Tool inventory management/usage tracking 48.4% 33.0% 34.2% Tool presetting 54.8% 33.2% 34.9% Tool regrinding 54.8% 42.4% 43.4% None of these 3.2% 11.6% 11.0% 58.1% 35.9% 37.7% Which workholding strategies does your business use? Hydraulic/pneumatic-actuated fxtures Indexers/rotary tables 67.7% 60.0% 60.6% Magnetic chucks 41.9% 34.9% 35.4% Multiple workpiece fxturing 77.4% 57.0% 58.6% Pallet changers 48.4% 37.3% 38.2% Quick-change devices 61.3% 40.3% 41.9% Tombstones 41.9% 30.8% 31.7% Vacuum chucks 25.8% 19.5% 20.0% None of these 3.2% 9.5% 9.0% 51.6% 40.3% 41.1% Which types of software does your business use? CAD systems—2D CAD systems—3D 83.9% 72.2% 73.1% CMM programming software 45.2% 38.6% 39.2% ERP/MRP software 58.1% 39.5% 40.9% Job-estimating software 51.6% 25.4% 27.4% Offine CAM programming 67.7% 44.3% 46.1% PLM software 6.5% 5.7% 5.7% SPC/quality management software 41.9% 19.7% 21.4% Toolpath simulation/verifcation software 61.3% 42.7% 44.1% None of these 6.5% 6.8% 6.7% CMM (located in quality department) 51.6% 48.6% 48.9% Microscopes 54.8% 38.4% 39.7% Which of the following inspection equipment is used? On-machine probes for workpiece measurement 38.7% 29.7% 30.4% Optical comparators 77.4% 58.1% 59.6% Portable measuring arms 19.4% 15.9% 16.2% Shopfoor CMMs 22.6% 17.0% 17.5% Vision systems 32.3% 19.7% 20.7% None of these 0.0% 17.6% 16.2% SPONSORED BY AMT amtonline.org | IMTS imts.com 7

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