Putting the R in ROI

 In today’s manufacturing facilities when investment is being made we usually look for he ability to meet and exceed the immediate software requirements along with the magic Return on Investment (ROI). The sheet metal CAD CAM Arena has always had a large focus in this area, but what really generates the ROI? Is it all […]

FLUX Offline Bending Software

Offline Bending  For many years in offline bending, the software has existed in many forms and year on year new features are added which is great but sometimes to take advantage of better technologies and general advancements of machines and CAD formats you need to go back to the drawing board and re-design from the […]

Lean Mean Manufacturing Machine

The business cost for profile cutting on machines has been and still is primarily driven by Front End Time, Material Utilisation and Sequence Optimisation. The industry has been and still is adopting leaner manufacturing practices by reducing batch size in favor of more frequent delivery dates which in turn places higher demands on suppliers to […]

CEL UK Upgrade to MetaCAM Enterprise

Contracts Engineering Ltd is a privately owned precision engineering manufacturer based in Sittingbourne, Kent, UK. They have been providing high quality, cost effective precision subcontract manufacturing services since 1989 from their dedicated 11,500 sq. ft. facility. They manufacture sheet metal and related products for a broad mix of customers in the consumer and office, general […]