Precision laser cutting For The Assembly Line
posted on 25 October 2011 | posted in
Technology
Modern manufacturing methods have become the confluence of mass production and custome made-to-order artisanship. This was actually first expounded on by Alvin Toffler where you can have the same manufacturing methods and equipment to turn out different products during the same run. Maybe not totally different from one another. But if the products had the same form factor and basic parts, and with an automated inventory system to back up the assembly line, there's nothing to stop the assembly line from producing products which are different from one another.
One of the most important equipment of the modern production line a laser cutter. With laser cutting technology included in the assembly line, it is possible to have custom manufacturing, with precision automated cutting. This is no joke, as there are some industries where the products are specifically made to fit the customer's requirements. It does get easier to do when you have precision tools and the computing power and software to control these high tech devices. Precision control and cutting, along with an assembly line of custom orders is what current 21st century factories are all about.
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