Producing sophisticated and precise components fast, the Mazak offers over 300 hours of extra capacity a month. It also eliminates the need to transfer partly complete components from one machine to another allowing availability on other machines, enabling the team to have, when work permits, a ‘one machinist/two machines’ approach.
“Everything we do is precision focused and this new machine is a truly efficient method of manufacturing,” stated machine shop manager, Paul Coupland. “5-axis capability means fewer operations and associated tasks, and with the new SmoothX control and faster tool path processing, we’ve seen a reduction in setup and run times which saves both our customers and us time and money without compromising on quality.”
Since it’s installation in May, the Mazak has made a huge contribution to Tridan’s ‘Tr1dan: 1 small improvement, 1 big difference’ campaign. Inspired by Team Sky’s manager, Dave Brailsford who believed improvements can be made by adjusting every area by just one percent, the campaign will see Tridan focus on making small changes over one year to ultimately make a big overall difference for all its clients. As part of the company’s drive toward continual improvement, Tridan is also offering new and existing customers the opportunity to challenge the company and see first-hand how the Brailsford approach can help them too.
