Material: Brass

Challenge: To minimize cost on an annual quantity of 10,000 pcs while maintaining precise relative locations of features on a complex part.

Solution: Originally, this part was produced on a transfer line that consisted of 6 separate operations and took over two minutes per piece, producing parts barely within tolerance because of the inherent inaccuracy of multiple- chucking operations.

We produce this part on the Tsugami CNC Swiss screw machine complete in one operation with a cycle time of under 60 seconds. Tolerances are held even tighter than specified, improving the performance of our customer's device. The cycle time is minimized by taking full advantage of the Tsugami's powerful control and its ability to do simultaneous machining of multiple features.