Project overview
A recreational-industry detail part was converted from soft-tool turret production to short run metal stamping to reduce annual piece-part cost while keeping tooling and design changes economical.
Project requirements
- The part had traditionally been produced with laser or CNC turret operations
- The buyer needed lower piece-part cost without a large hard-tool investment
- Annual demand was 10,000 pieces, released in quantities of 2,500
Manufacturing approach
- Use common holders and forming tools in a short-run stamping process
- Increase pieces produced per hour while retaining economical design-change flexibility
- At the source-study quantities, reduce piece price from approximately $2.65 to $1.45 with a $1,000 tooling charge
- The source study reports approximately $11,000 annual savings at 10,000 pieces
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