Numachine has one focus. Reducing costs by fully applying the disciplines of Value Engineering to every aspect of the CNC machining process. The savings of this multi-disciplinary approach can be breathtaking and justify the claim that we have moved well beyond the simple machining of components.
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The skill sets that we consider crucial to delivering our central goal of lower costs are constantly evolving. This has led us to develop unique centres of excellence which give us a real competitive advantage and a genuinely superior CNC machining offering.
Numachine has combined the philosophies behind Design for Manufacture and Value Engineering to create a more structured approach to determining lower cost machining solutions.
There are an infinite number of CNC machining solutions for a component but all of them are wrong, unless the product design is optimised for machining and every aspect of the machining equation has been parsed completely.
Engaging this Value for Machining philosophy is the single most important factor in reducing CNC machining costs whilst perfecting quality. It is a vital, never ending process which blends machinists, engineers and product designers into one harmonius whole.
Numachine specialises in finding the perfect tooling solution for each of our clients’ components. Recently, massive advances in tooling technology have created countless tooling options and combinations which can drive significantly lower costs, better quality and faster turnaround times for minimal invesment.
Cycle times, stress, delays and complications can be hugely reduced simply by using the right tools; an approach which is further enhanced by our growing reputation for custom tooling design and our understanding of material science. The reduction in costs simply by replacing just one tool can be extraordinary, although it is an demanding process.
There are endless ways to programme the machining of a component but only one is ideal, and that presupposes the right machine and the right tooling being available. Programming is the art of minimising the time the tools are cutting air whilst avoiding tool changes, maximising set-ups and finishing every part perfectly, every time.
The savings from applying the correct programming can be enormous, Numachine has several examples of reducing cycle times, and hence costs, by over 60% simply by planning the cutting path correctly. Add in the correct tooling, the right machine and one operation machining and 85% time savings have been achieved.
Numachine has invested over £2m since 2021 in everything from 7 Axis milling, turning and mill-turn centres to the latest in 3D printing, metrology, finishing and fixturing options. This range of equipment, combined with the experience and skill set of our seasoned team, gives us the ability to improve any machining solution, lowering clients’ costs, and to turn components around in as little as 24 hours.
We predominantly serve the automotive, medical and aerospace OEMs, where the highest quality standards are enforced, but we have experience of most other areas where the precision demanded is not about being in tolerance but on zero.
We look for solutions, every day in every way. Every member of the team is constantly evaluated on the degree to which they improve the machining of their components. All improvements, however minor, are always welcomed and the savings passed onto the customer. Usually!
DISCUSS
Our engineers are fully trained to discuss the specifics and generalities of any CNC requirement, however esoteric, across a wide range of industries. This understanding is key to delivering better CNC machining solutions.
DESIGN
Using 3D modelling allows us to specialise in finding ingenious ways to reduce machining times and associated costs by pushing at the boundaries of the technically possible.
DEVELOP
This process involves determining or designing the correct tools, programming methods and machining techniques which optimise performance and minimise costs. Numachine’s unique development process is equal parts art and science, one complementing the other.
DELIVER
OTIF is a critical part of what we do. Everything from prototypes to production components need to be delivered where they’re needed, precisely when they’re promised, in order to achieve the consistent delivery results we have displayed over our decades of operation.
Numachine operates from its HQ in Hereford and an operational centre in Coventry.