The weld center builds blades for customers who need something special or custom for their cutting operations.
Problem-solving is a key element of the operation, says Kim Shacklett, MSC vice president of customer care. When customers have a need that they want to solve quickly and cost-effectively, she adds, the weld center does just that.
“But when you think special or custom, you think days—maybe even weeks,” she says. “We can build custom blades within 24 hours.”
“Any customer could call up looking for a standard band saw blade or complete custom band saw blade, or anything in between those bookends, and we have the capability to do it quickly and at a high quality,” Shacklett says. “Our Lenox Certified Weld Center team is all over it, and they are passionate about taking care of the customer.”
That’s possible because the center stocks more than 180 different Lenox coils. What the MSC welders can build is limitless, Suokas says, which means “customers don’t have to buy 20 blades at a time that they store on a shelf, sitting there waiting to rust. They can order two today, and then if they need more next week, they can order two more.”
If an order comes in by 4 p.m. Eastern, the center typically ships the welded blades back out the same day.
Being able to order smaller numbers of blades as needed and then get them quickly reduces the budget strain on customers, he says.
“That shipping policy really is a safety blanket,” Lacroix says.
“Band sawing is not always the most exciting operation in the plant, but a lot of times it’s the very first,” he says. “If those blades aren’t available, an operation can stop in an instant, and none of the other downstream processes can happen.
“You’re not going to get the axle, or that piston, or gear—or whatever you’re making—you’re not going to get that if you don’t have quality blades on hand.”
To learn more about the Lenox welded to length bandsaw services and rapid fufillment, visit mscdirect.com.
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I appreciate the brief lesson. I'm reasonably knowledgeable about metals and grinding, and I feel more comfortable producing my own custom industrial blades now. Gratitude for sharing with us.
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