Machine Utilization
EDM and Wire EDM as the Hidden Bottleneck in Mold & Die Scheduling
EDM is slow, expensive, and unattended-friendly. That combination makes it the most-overlooked bottleneck in mold and die scheduling.
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Machine Utilization
Capacity Planning for Mold & Die Shops: When Your Bottleneck Is One Machinist
In most job shops, the bottleneck is a machine. In a mold and die shop, it's a person. Capacity planning has to account for that.
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Industry & Regional Guides
Long-Cycle Job Scheduling for Mold & Die Shops: The 12-Week Build Problem
Mold and die shops are the longest-cycle work in machining. A single program can occupy a machining center for 6–14 weeks. Scheduling that is a fundam…
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Industry & Regional Guides
Detroit's Tooling Corridor: Scheduling a Mold & Die Shop in the Auto Capital
Detroit's mold and die shops feed every tier 1 and OEM in the region. Long-cycle programs (16+ weeks), EDM bottlenecks, and OEM design changes mid-pro…
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Industry & Regional Guides
Scheduling a Mold & Die Shop in Chicago-Rockford: Long-Cycle Jobs in a Short-Window Region
Mold and die shops live in a strange scheduling space — 12-week new mold builds running alongside 3-day repair jobs. In Chicago-Rockford, that complex…
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