Six Hints to Make Your Finishing Process Faster – Part 1

Part 1
Often times, individuals are aware that their process for finishing parts isn’t efficient, but they don’t know how to begin to fix it. We’ve put together an outline of six steps that will each assist in reducing the time it takes to finish your parts.

1. Examine Your Production Line For Efficiency Opportunities. Are the parts you are finishing in your facility reworked or scrapped frequently? Waste from an inefficient production line can be extremely costly – both in materials and in the time it takes to finish new parts to replace the ones that weren’t right. Are the goals of meeting production quotas causing your floor to produce insufficient finishes? When a production process is thoroughly reviewed for efficiency opportunities, changes often will result in parts being finished faster or right the first time – thus making achieving quotas without sacrificing quality a reality.

2. Tour A Professional Finishing Facility. By touring a professional facility, you will be exposed to new finishing techniques, media and compounds that may be very applicable enhancements for your finishing process. You’ll have the opportunity to see how experts approach the finishing process, and learn best practices approaches. By touring a professional finishing facility, you will gain: Tips and techniques on how to improve your process. Exposure to new machinery, media and compounds in action. The opportunity to ask questions about your finishing process and understand new improvement ideas you can take back to your facility.

3. Consider The Alternatives: Blasting Vs. Vibratory. Consult with an expert to make sure you’re using the right process for your parts. We frequently speak with individuals utilizing one process, when in reality the other would be more efficient for their needs. How do you figure this out? Invite an expert to come to your site and examine your process. Many finishing companies will offer this service – just ask! Stay tuned for three more hints to make your finshing process faster later this month…

Jeff Bell President
Precision Finishing Inc.