Case Study - MPE
MPE, Inc, with manufacturing plants in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Monterrey, Mexico are manufacturers of custom, high-value carts, consoles, tables, metal fabrication and assemblies for the medical industry. With a collection of Amada and Mitsubishi punch and laser machines split across both locations, MPE were using two CAM systems to drive them. One system, supplied by the machine vendor, was difficult to learn and use, with new operators having to go to the manufacturer for training. The other system ceased development in 1999, with technical enquiries often taking days to receive a response from the vendor. Neither system provided nesting capabilities, so MPE were creating static rectangular nests with very few parts...
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