What is the Balance Point Between the Quality of Custom Machined Parts and the Cost of Manufacturing?

There are three key factors for custom machined parts, that is, quality, cost and delivery time. One of the changes and other factors will also change. So how to find a balance point here is a problem. This article mainly talks about the balance between the quality of custom machined parts and the manufacturing cost, and I hope to discuss it together.

As an important part of custom machined parts, high strength and strict dimensional tolerances are required. Therefore, we need to find good materials and high-precision manufacturing processes, which also means extended production periods and increased costs. At this time, we will face the related problem of "high quality and high cost, how to reduce the manufacturing cost of custom machined parts without reducing quality?".

The following is our plan for finding a balance between the quality and cost of custom machined parts:

1. Determine whether the batch of custom machined parts can be increased. When the quantity is lower than the purchased quantity, it will increase the cost. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the manufacturing quantity of each batch to effectively reduce the cost.

2. Customized processing parts require 5-series aluminum. However, due to the fact that the commonly used materials in the country are relatively rare, we will feedback to the customer based on the situation to discuss whether to change the similar material 6061 T6 aluminum to ensure the cost of the material.

3. When determining a custom machining part plan, we will provide DFM services to assist customers in optimizing the design, especially the processing details, so that you can effectively avoid the risks of CNC machining before production.

According to the requirements of customized processing parts, the balance point between quality and cost is solved, then the delivery time can be reached on schedule.
 

Summarize:

The successful balance between the quality and cost of custom machined parts depends on the professional cooperation between component designers and manufacturing process engineers.