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  1. orlorob

    Discrete Manufacturing

    Lean manufacturing is easy! There. I said it. I am not an expert in Lean, or any related theories or disciplines. I don't deny the benefit of Lean practices or Continuous Improvement. I'm just locked in the bitter barn when it comes to Lean because, in general, it just doesn't apply to my...
  2. orlorob

    How to get around sanding casting iron before machining?

    Hello - We've got a job for 5,000+ iron hinges, which we're machining from ductile iron castings. We've been belt sanding them, one at a time, to get a flat surface before the machining starts. This sanding is incredibly time consuming and costly. I'm not a machinist, but I understand we've...
  3. orlorob

    Let's talk about digital image viewers...

    I just want to put out a probe for any suggestions on a good versatile image viewer. Any suggestions? Off the top of my head, I can think of 4 different file formats which Uncle Sam seems to like using as a medium for digital drawings and specs: (1) .img (2) .c4 (3) .dwg (4) .cal I'm not...
  4. orlorob

    Curved material - drill holes before or after bending?

    Part of an assembly I'm working on is a curved/arc sheet. Per my design prints, there are three holes positioned at different angles of the arc. I'm sure that I could put the holes in after the sheets have been formed, but I have several to do, and it would be much more labor intensive...

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