Challenges Faced by Machine Shops
Machine shops are an integral part of the supply chain infrastructure that underpins the industrial sector. It is a place where machining is performed. Machining is a subtractive process where tools and implements are used to bring parts to their final form. These parts are usually made of metal or plastic (but can also be wooden or made from glass in a few instances). Even on a good day, the operations that take place at a machine shop can be pretty tough to accomplish, and there are challenges that keep on coming up all the time - be it mechanical constraints, time and budget issues. In this article, we look at some of the issues and challenges that are faced by Machine shops and how they deal with them. Machines can go bust: In a machine shop, they rely on the machines in order to get the work done. The machines used in a machine shop like lathes, cutters, CNC machines and so forth, work at high revolutions per minute (RPM), take the brunt of high impact and shear loading du