Market intel released today suggests environmentally friendly machining practices can help a company be more energy efficient:
http://ca.sys-con.com/node/991539
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going green
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Making the green trumps going green in our shop. Incidentally wind turbines may be the most overrated alternative energy idea out there. Because of its interrupted nature it must be backed up by natural gas which is not a terribly efficient producer of electric power. Also wind blows more at night when the power grid needs it less. Seems like the greenies cannot win except in DC.
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Green confession: I've initiated a new engineering policy requiring jobs with 8.5 x 11 drawings to be printed on the back of the job. However, it has been noticed that so far I'm the worst one at remembering to print double sided. It's been a double-edge sword (or double-sided haha) so far.
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My daughter's 5th grade class at Prevail Charter Academy in Mt. Clemens, MI won a pizza party this year for a recycling contest. It was mostly printer cartridges and old cell phones. I know we talk a lot about recycling certain items, but I don't think I've ever looked into what percentage of steel I buy is recycled, nor any other shop product for that matter. I guess if it was advertised I'd think about it, especially if I can get some pizza out of the deal.
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Make green while going green. Rather than tossing out your worn "throw away" tooling let R & J Tool sharpen your carbide and ceramic inserts along with your indexable drill tips. You can reduce your scrap output while saving 40% to 60% on your tooling. See http://www.randjtool.com for more information.
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Sharpening is a good idea, often 50-75% cost of new in my experience. So why do we tend to pay more for a new part anyway? What is it about our mindset that has made us such a throw away society? Part of me thinks we're lazy and selfish, but part of me says I don't want to mess with the risks of a repaired or refurbished item for legitimate reasons of cost and time.
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Is there a reduced tool life when you resharpen?
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When I think of going green I can't help but also think about all the Michigan State fans shouting 'Go GREEN', maybe Sparty should become a green initiative mascot.
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its encouraging to see that even machiners are thinking about the environment. thank you for handing a helping hand!
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R & J Tool - in most cases the sharpened inserts will perform as well as or better than the new insert. Our customer base ranges from medium sized machine shops to large aerospace and automotive companies in both North America and Europe. Our biggest obstacle is getting a company to try something new. If you don't try it you will never know.
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