XYZ 2-OP scores a neat dozen orders after initial showing

The portability of the XYZ 2-OP brings cellular manufacturing within the reach of businesses that would have previously dismissed this method of working as uneconomical. Running machine tools in parallel (in cells) reduces cycle time, improves productivity and profitability. Nothing new to high-volume manufacturers, it is, however, hard to justify in low-to-medium volume scenarios – until XYZ 2-OP's appearance. By being able to position the XYZ 2-OP anywhere in the factory, any business can benefit from the efficiencies of cellular manufacturing, such as maximising available labour hours, reducing work in progress and significantly improving machining efficiencies through reduced component Takt time. Fundamentally, labour is expensive and difficult to get at short notice - the XYZ 2-OP eliminates this problem by maximising the available labour hours by adding capacity that can be operated in parallel with existing machine tools, by existing operators. Maximising the number of spindles operated by one person is the quickest and only way to make major reductions in machining costs, says XYZ. With the arrival of the XYZ 2-OP portable VMC, business owners now have the opportunity to reduce the labour content of every component that they manufacture, irrespective of batch size, the company stresses, adding that this in turn will increase competitiveness and profitability, putting firms in a good position to win more business. See for Machinery feature on the XYZ 2-OP here