Simple Solutions That Work! Issue 7

39 Contact: Palmer Manufacturing sales @palmer mfg .com you are looking for? The machine must be an operational asset and not a liability. The investment must not only solve your cleaning room issues, but it must also save you time and money over a 1-3 year ROI period and throughout the life of the machine. Everything from labor and scrap cost savings to increased productivity will be included in your ROI equation, but the uptime and productivity is the key to your ROI. The final step twelve is to evaluate whether you are looking to implement a total productivity improvement strategy or a phase- in solution. A total productivity improvement strategy would involve a total makeover of the cleaning room with the use of conveyor systems, robots for loading and unloading and vision systems for identifying castings. The phase-in solution would involve bringing in one or two machines to increase productivity, run them for a period of time and then re-evaluate the needs and direction desired. Whether you operate a high production foundry or a job shop, the bottom line is that if you follow this 12 step program, the technology is available to solve your cleaning room issues and make Automatic Grinding productive for you. Automatic Grinding is the wave of the future for the foundry cleaning room. The ROI is a certainty if the proper evaluation and analysis is performed up front and your organization is committed to the success of the project. If you need assistance in the proper evaluation, don’t hesitate to call an expert in to help evaluate your needs and map a path to future growth and profitability.