TEMCO Tool Achieves Throughput Increase with FANUC’s IoT Platform
TEMCO Tool boosted throughput and optimized machining by using MT‑LINKi to access real‑time production data and drive smarter business decisions.
Challenges
- TEMCO had an existing ERP system that required them to manually collect machine tool data
- The company wanted to automate the collection and analysis of real-time and accurate production data to inform purchasing decisions as well as making aggressive bids on new orders.
- TEMCO researched many data analytics platforms, but found them to have expensive subscription fees.
Results
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TEMCO Tool had an existing ERP system, which required them to manually input their machine tool data. The company wanted more real-time and accurate production data to inform purchasing decisions as well as to enable them to make aggressive bids on new orders.
After just a few months of installing MT-LINKi, production throughputs have nearly doubled. In one instance, a new ROBOCUT was discovered to have longer cycle times than an older machine through the MT-LINKi data; the optimized machine’s performance has increased by 200 percent. Moreover, operators are more engaged with their machines through easy access to the MT-LINKi production data as seen on monitors located around the shop. The company is now able to make data-driven decisions with the insights provided by MT-LINKi, enabling them to win more business as well as produce more by optimizing their machining for maximum profitability.
Before we had MT-Linki, we used to go around to each department and gather up all the hours that people spent. Now it's all automatic. It saves a lot of time, and the employees love it
Norman Gagne President – TEMCO ToolsFANUC Products Used
α-D21SiB5 Plus
Compact high‑speed VMC with 0.9‑sec tool‑to‑tool changes, 21‑tool magazine, and easy robot integration for reliable productivity.
About TEMCO Tool
TEMCO Tool is a manufacturer of high-precision components used in the aerospace, defense, and medical industries located in Manchester, NH. For over 50 years, the mid-sized shop has been using the latest equipment available to produce tight tolerance parts needed to meet the needs of the extremely demanding specifications for producing complex equipment. Currently, in a new 50,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility, the company has approximately 50 CNC machines, with a number of ROBODRILLs and ROBOCUTs.
