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The Cheaper Automation Proposal Could Cost You 3,800 Parts a Year

Two automation proposals can differ by €30,000 yet create very different CNC output. See how payload, gripper design and 20 seconds of machine waiting time can mean approximately 3,800 parts per year.

What Changes When a Robot Feeds the CNC?

Using the same CNC and the same 500-minute period, this worked example shows which losses robotic tending can reduce—and which losses remain.

Your CNC Machines Are Running. But Are You Using Their Full Capacity?

A worked CNC OEE example shows why visible activity does not prove full capacity—and why measurement should come before another machine investment.