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Waterjet Cut Glass

Getting glass cut to the shape you need can be difficult. A waterjet machine can cut glass to the size and shape needed, leaving a smooth, rounded edge. We recently cut reinforced glass windows that go in to construction equipment. We can cut pieces up to 4 ft. x 10 ft. Unlike most glass cutters,…

WATER JET TO REDUCE MACHINING COSTS

Machining thick pieces can be costly when using a mill.  When removing large portions of material, the mill must do multiple passes.  This takes time and creates wear on the tools.  Thicker plate can be especially slow and laborious. Consider water jetting to reduce machining costs. Blanks can be created on the water jet to…

WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE GIFT CARD BALANCES

Ever get a Visa or Master Card gift card?  The problem with gift cards is that they are for a specific amount.  How often does one buy something that costs exactly that amount?  If one doesn’t use the exact balance, the balance shrinks to zero over time.  Who gets the money from the unused balance?…

Getting your Supply Chain Linked

With metals prices rising sharply, what Keddie Enterprises can do to help control your cost

It’s Time to Evaluate Your Inventory Practices

There is a good article by Loyd Graff on Machining World.com, “Lean to Excess” in which he discusses the impact of the electronic chip shortage on the auto industry.( https://todaysmachiningworld.com/ford-chip-shortage-lean/ ) He questions running “lean” inventory on supply chain. His point is valid in the current machining and fabrication environment. The current shortages are generally…

Confronting the Labor Shortage in Manufacturing

As the rest of the country concerns itself with issues of unemployment, minimum wages, the length of unemployment help, workforce participation rates, quit rates and all the rest there is the manufacturing sector. The vast majority of manufacturers have had those “help wanted” signs hanging on their doors so long they have become overgrown. The…