Twin Spindle, Twin Turret Turning Center Boosts Pump Manufacturer's Productivity |
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"In the economic environment facing today's business, gains in productivity can result in lower production costs and reduced labor intensity," said a Doosan spokesperson. "And so it is for Precision Downhole Pumps, a division of Cameron International." Precision manufactures and markets a complete line of subsurface sucker rod pumps and other products for the oil industry worldwide, including the U.S, Romania, Russia, Indonesia, South America and Canada. To help expedite customer orders, it has 16 warehouses strategically located throughout the United States. The company's modern, 60,000+ square foot facility features an extensive array of lathes and mills used to manufacture the components of a Precision pump. To go from bar stock to finished part, many of these components require up to six different operations. Until recently, each of these steps required the machine operator to stop the operation and change tooling or reposition the part before proceeding to the next step. "Today, all
that has changed," said the spokesperson. "Through the addition of Doosan twin
spindle, twin turret turning centers with Y-axis milling capability, the six
separate manufacturing operations are reduced to one continuous operation. The
Doosan multi-tasking machines, a Puma TT1800SY and a Puma TT2500SY, have created
reductions of over 30 percent in manufacturing time. In addition, Precision has
seen significant quality and speed improvements, the result largely of not
having to handle the part six different times." |
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"The Doosan equipment has reduced our labor costs, reduced handling time and improved the quality of our finished products. It has been amazing to see what this equipment has meant to our productivity," said Mark Burris, Precision's Business Development Specialist. Operations Manager Randy Misenhelter said, "This equipment has improved our ability to deliver to our customers in a timely manner. It used to take three days to make a part. Now we get an order and can ship the part the next day. These two machines have taken over the work of 10 lathes and mills. And we haven't even pushed the machines yet. We'll be able to increase the speed of production even further as time goes on." Precision operators set up the equipment and the inventory of bar stock, confirm the programming for the specific components and then let the Doosans do their work. What goes in as raw material comes out as finished, precisely manufactured parts. "Precision is experiencing strong growth in both their domestic and international business," the spokesperson said. "The efficiencies created by the Doosan equipment have recently allowed Precision to become competitive in China, where oil production is a fast growing segment of its economy." Precision has witnessed dramatic growth since Burns initial purchase of the company in 1990. Today the company has sales five times their 2004 numbers. Burris noted that the success of the business can be traced to its commitment to quality products, delivered on time and backed by "knock-out" customer service. For more information contact: John Ross, Marketing Manager Doosan Infracore Machine Tools 8 York Avenue West Caldwell, NJ 07006 973-618-2500
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