Zach Davis, owner of Brown Industries, talks about the Brown Industries campus and the improvements they’ve made that improve efficiency and quality and keep their shop in motion. Mill-turn machines allow faster and more accurate production with little to no shop downtime.
Brown Industries is a local machine shop serving customer companies nationwide with comprehensive B2B machining services for diverse businesses and their needs. We offer high-quality precision work from the smallest parts to the largest product you can design.
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“In total, we have about 25 spindles throughout the various shops. We have seven buildings and three-and-a-half acres in total on campus. We’ve done a lot of consolidating and a lot of efficiency improvement so we’ve actually reduced our footprint as we’ve grown the business just through efficiency improvements. Modernizing technology and processes and taking processes that used to expand four CNC machines and condensing them to a single machine with a robot tender, where we’ve been able to continue to compete and add value for our customers.
For us in the contract manufacturing world, our efficiency is driven by how quickly we can set up and produce the next part number. Every minute that the machine’s not running, we’re not making money, and we have to pass those costs on to our customers. When we get really effective at keeping the machines running and quickly setting up for the next thing, we’re able to provide a better price and a better product for our customer. A lot of the machinery that we’re using now that allows us to do that are millturns which have a lot of tooling inherently stored in the machine so you’re not constantly having to change out tooling between parts. You’re actually able to use the same tools between part numbers. Makes that setup and the changeover a lot faster.”
Centrally located in Kansas City, Missouri, Brown Industries handles machining and manufacturing for automotive, aerospace, food and beverage, construction, biomedical, OEM, and other industries. Our experts can help with nearly any type of part fabrication, from the initial creation of parts or prototypes to the full production of a finished product. All the precision machining and welding services are done in our KC location. Contact us today to discuss your next new product.
