A shop supervisor and education manager recount the evolution of a job that didn't proceed exactly as planned. Because the powder-metal part was harder and its as-pressed dimensions were not as accurate as originally expected, adjustments and improvisations were needed to produce the finished parts as quickly and as cheaply as quoted.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 1995-06-01
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/harder-anticipated/
Legacy path: /articles/harder-anticipated