The name of
the game is to improve the bottom line. Foreign
competition, (forecasted and warned about in our
Jan 2003 and
Sept 2002 Newsletters), from China and
other cheap labor countries are closing down tool shops, die
casters, and their customers in the US at an alarming rate. It
is not going to get any better.
It is more important now
than ever before in the history of the United States to
protect your bottom line if your company is to survive in
today's and tomorrow's predatory global markets.
For 22+
years Badger Metal Tech has processed 100,000+ dies
and has been here to help - particularly the die casting
industry. Corporate accounting or upper management sometimes sees only
the added cost for our proprietary die surface treatments:
MetaLLifeÒ
(micro-precision peening) and
ThermaLLifeÒ
(nitro-carburizing) surface treatments, not the benefits derived.
These usually fall into 3 major areas some of which are
intangible but definitely affect the bottom line and your
profits.
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Downtime
- This cost can add up quickly and for the
most part is an intangible. Think how much per hour it
can cost you to have a machine shutdown just to remove
solder buildup on a die insert or core pin/s.
We can help in this area.
Scrap Rate
- Bad castings or parts have to be re-worked, scrapped, or re-melted and
re-cast. The higher the scrap or re-work rate, the lower your
profit. Consider the extra cost of removing heat check
risers from castings.
We can help in this area.
Die Cost
- By its nature, die casting is a
destructive process. The longer the tool runs, the
more likely that you will have problems with heat checking,
cracking, breakage and needed weld repair. We all know
how expensive repairing or replacing a die can be.
When your tool life is shortened, this affects your piece
price and profits.
We can help in this area.
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