Reducing prototype costs for robot jigs | Case study of switching from stainless steel to iron materials
Reduced prototype costs by one-third through material changes! Improved design accuracy and manufacturing efficiency with flexible responses, successfully achieving short lead times for high-quality stainless steel jigs.
We would like to introduce a case where the manufacturing of high-precision jigs for the printed circuit board and electronic equipment industry has been streamlined, reducing prototype costs to about one-third. In the company, using stainless steel for the production of jigs for robots resulted in high material costs, leading to significant expenses with each prototype. By emphasizing the balance between cost and precision, we proposed using iron for the prototypes to keep initial costs down, allowing us to optimize cost, quality, and speed. 【Case Overview】 ■ Background: High costs and difficult stainless steel processing became a production bottleneck. ■ Solution: Use iron materials during the prototype stage and transition to full production after confirming precision. ■ Effect: Optimization of cost, quality, and speed. ■ Equipment Used: Universal Compact Machining Center (5-axis indexing) ・ Model: U500Xd1 ・ Manufacturer: Brother *For more details and other cases, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.
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