The pandemic and recent change in landscape has caused many businesses to adapt. Some are operating at a different capacity than before the pandemic with less workers or staggered shifts, while others are producing something entirely new.
How have you (or your busniess) had to adapt during the COVID-19 outbreak?
Check out these helpful resources:
Why Adaptability is Key For Essential manufcaturers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Crisis Management: Creating a Business Continuity Plan for COVID-19
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Have you checked out our new feature on how Guhring is helping its customers improve their productivity? There's some good stuff in the article.
As manufacturers deal with the demand disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, many are looking for ideas to maintain—or improve—production levels. A common knee-jerk reaction from some companies is to ask suppliers for a blanket discount on future purchases to help offset their financial burden, usually of around 5 to 10 percent, says Brandon Hull, Guhring’s director of product management and business development. This is an attempt at a quick fix that rarely provides the desired results.
A far more effective approach to cost-cutting is improving productivity, and it’s something a good supplier like Guhring can help a shop achieve. It usually requires small investments on the part of the customer, but in the end, is worth it, and it means reflecting more deeply on how you’re running your shop and machinery.
For example, Hull recently spoke with a salesperson who was assisting a customer with a titanium drilling job. The customer was trying to drill titanium and was only able to achieve seven to 10 holes per drill. Immediately, they were able to deduce the customer’s drill was not the best one for the job, he says. The customer started out with a cobalt drill and switched to a carbide drill with design features that were more conducive to the application. The customer was ecstatic with the result, he got significantly more holes than he was used to getting.
The customer spent more money on the new tool, but because of the extra tool life and improved productivity, it’s less expensive to run that pricier carbide drill than it is to run the lower-priced cobalt drill.
Something as simple as changing the coating can have a pretty significant impact on tool life. These are some of the cost-effective things suppliers can do to help make a customer more productive and save them money.
Check out Guhring’s RT100XF drill in action
Short and sweet, just a small example of how MSC can help even in these trying times.