Simonds International has introduced the SnapShot Bandsawing Calculator, a data-driven Microsoft Excel tool that identifies and measures the impact of improved productivity and performance on day-to-day bandsawing operations and their effect on profitability.
The SnapShot calculator guides manufacturers through the individual cost components of their sawing operation, including:
- Cycle / cut times
- Blade life (in square inches)
- Crooked cuts / week
- Pinch (frequency per week)
- Cut (surface) finish / hours per shift
- Noise cost / year
- Operator training / year
- Machine repair service / year
- Other annual value.
For those categories with indirect value, SnapShot allows customers to measure their value on soft costs. The tool ultimately identifies opportunities for significant time and cost savings, according to the company.
"In sawing, even small changes can yield significant time and cost savings," said Dale Petts, Global Product Manager, Metal Products, at Simonds International. "Taking a closer look at the scope of a bandsawing operation can uncover some surprising results. Some of our customers are seeing six-figure annual savings after implementing opportunities that were identified via a SnapShot analysis of their sawing operation."
Simonds SnapShot Calculator joins several other tools in the Simonds Cutting Intelligence family, including QuickCalc, a program created to aid in the setup and optimum performance of bandsaw machines and blades, and Advanced Cut Calc, a program that allows users to specify the material to be cut, blade type and width, along with a short list of optional settings to generate cutting rates, estimated blade life, total cuts, cuts remaining, square inches remaining, cost per hour and burden on shop rate per hour.
For more information contact:
Simonds International
135 Intervale Road
P.O. Box 500
Fitchburg, MA 01420
978-424-0100 / 800-343-1616
sales@simondsint.com
www.simondsint.com