I have worked with large cnc manufacturing companies. Many still rely on using the teach-in method for tracing and digitizing large complicated parts. Depending on the complexity, and the accuracy needed, the design then needs to be machined out of MDF to ensure accuracy prior to doing a production run on the parts.
The time it takes to digitize, and make a sample of a design varies greatly from part to part based on its complexity and required accuracy. On average, you can expect that the interruption to your workflow to be around 4 hours per part.
If your machine rate is $150 per hour, then digitizing and proofing an average part will cost your company, approximately $600.
Our service can trace, and make a sample of the design, so that your workflow is not affected.
Here is one example. A CNC company needed 20 different complex 2d parts to be traced, and then have the design updated to suit their clients needs before production. At an average of 4 hours per part, the project tied up the cnc routers for 2 weeks just to digitize, and prove the design.
Making the final nest of parts on the cnc took less then one day. The cnc labor was estimated to be $1200 for the project. The design of the products at $150 per hour, essentially cost $12,000!!!!
Using our skills, software, and tools, our service could have done the project with higher accuracy, for a fraction of the time. It would have delivered massive savings and the project would have been delivered to the end user alot faster.
Our service can trace parts faster, and more accurately then using the teach in method, and our service will save you substantially, and make you more competitive.