What is finishing? Finishing is that last step that makes your parts better than the rest. It also helps bolster the feeling of quality that people get when they see and touch your parts. If you have ever touched a table or an appliance that had a ...

I wanted to take a moment to share what we are currently working on. As always I listen to the feedback and questions that come in on different machines. We want to make things as simple and easy as is possible anyplace we can. We work with the ...

One of the topics that gets kicked around often but is not well understood is finishing. The term finishing is very general and can mean any number of things. To some its a manual process with a palm sander and to others it may be a pass through a ...

One of the common things I hear is "That is how we do it" and more so at older companies. While established processes can be good to hold on to firmly for quality there are some cases where its less helpful. We all have things in our day to day ...

One of the sticking points you will likely run into is how do you know what you need? Finishing is what we know so we are going to stay on that branch of machines here. Many of the general concepts will apply to all manner of machine but finishing ...

One thing I learned early on in machinery was to look to the future. Many times folks will look at a situation with blinders on. The issue here is they miss the larger picture and only see the topic right in front of them. If you focus on just the ...

What are the main issues or points that need addressed? These will not be in any set order of importance. There are items you need to have on the list so you can make things as smooth as possible. These are some of the key items and the why attached ...

A question I get often is robot vs CNC for finishing work. While there is not a clear yes or no type answer there are a few points that can help to guide the person faced with the question. For detailed parts a robot tends to be a better choice. The ...

Automating a finishing process is one of the more complicated things you can take on. When it comes to finishing the definitions tend to be more in the eye of the beholder. There is not one clear standard for finishes and in some cases the end user ...

Dealing with tasks that require a lot of labor or hand work is a way to improve processes and trim costs. This is not to say eliminate jobs but rather put the staff to tasks that better use their skill. Helping to make the people more efficient by ...