Why Tool Tech Excels at Repeat Production Machining

At Tool Tech, our processes are built to provide efficient production machining. Our precision machine shop consistently delivers high-quality parts while ensuring all project requirements are met. Here’s exactly why you can trust us with your precision machined components when you need reliable timelines and repeatable quality. 

Fostering Long-Term Customer Relationships 

We have been producing some of the same parts for customers for over a decade. These long-term relationships were formed because we deliver dependable quality with each part we produce. 

But true partnership requires more than quality. We take pride in providing custom manufacturing services while remaining transparent and responsive to customer needs. Our team addresses questions within 24 hours, whether you need support with a quality issue or require a delivery schedule adjustment.

We also offer blanket ordering services that can increase predictability and planning on both sides of the partnership. When you place a blanket order, we can avoid the delays that come with time-consuming machine setups and support long-term programs from first run to repeat production, so you get your parts on time, every time.

A Real-World Example: Repeat Production in Action

In 2020, we began running a small family of parts for a medical application. The customer placed a time-sensitive order, requiring nearly 25,000 parts within 12 weeks. Because the fixturing and tooling were already set up on our horizontal machines, efficiency was maximized. 

Thanks to our automation capabilities and flexible scheduling at Tool Technology, we ran these parts on nights and weekends, speeding up production. We were able to meet the deadline and help the customer stay on schedule.

Equipment and Tooling for Efficient Production Machining

Our four horizontal machines support production by enabling efficient, repeatable processes for precision parts. This equipment:

• Stores up to 300 tools per machine, allowing us to program redundant tooling and minimize downtime

• Supports lights-out machining to speed production runs

• Uses built-in tool monitoring to alert us immediately if a tool breaks 

• Ensures all we have to do is verify critical dimensions or complete first piece inspections before production begins

This setup allows our Massachusetts machine shop to be flexible. By leveraging redundant tooling and fixturing, we can move jobs around to align production run timing with project demands and solve customer problems, expediting orders when needed.

Streamlining Repeat Orders 

We utilize ProShop ERP to store tool catalogs, programs, and tool offsets, ensuring fixturing is always accurate. On the shop floor, a Hexagon CMM is used to verify that first runs meet strict standards and ensure a smooth manufacturing process without surprises. We also complete in-process inspections to confirm parts are up to spec during each production step. 

Supporting Kanban and Just-in-Time Programs

Our shop maximizes production machining efficiency and increases predictability with Kanban workflows. Live tracking orders, splitting work orders, and adjusting schedules support just-in-time production. 

This allows us to respond quickly to customer needs while maintaining quality and turnaround expectations consistently. 

All of these systems work together to make repeat production efficient and reliable at our shop.

Proven Processes for Repeatable Quality

So why do our customers keep coming back to us? It’s all thanks to how we’ve set up our equipment, technology, and processes to consistently deliver excellent quality, reliable delivery, and responsiveness to customer needs. 

For production machining that goes the extra mile, request a quote today.