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Article: In-house and cost-competitive: beat offshoring with affordable automated polishing/deburring.(TECH NOTES)
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- Products Finishing
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- October 1, 2009
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Recently, transportation costs, quality problems and logistics issues have led many users of offshored components to re-examine their supply policies. As a result, some parts that were being sourced in low-labor-cost countries are now coming back to the U.S.
Helping to accelerate that trend is Acme Manufacturing Co. (Auburn Hills, MI). The company says its affordable robotic polishing/deburring systems provide an alternative to low-cost offshore labor for a variety of parts.
The latest addition to the line is a high-production, dual-arm system aimed at finishing of aluminum die-cast components. According to Acme, high-volume, lower-cost products such as ...