Hi all
Not quite sure which section this belongs in , but here will do
I work for a sub-contractor and we manufacture exhaust valve covers and distributers for a nameless big company.
However , they've decided to switch designs from a mix of machined from solid 4360 parts and cast parts to all machined from 4360.
Now with 100's of parts on my list, our VMCs could'nt cope with the resulting workload.
So customer decides to send 25 off to a rival sub-contractor because we've got so much work on and we charge an arm and a leg for the parts etc etc etc, usual BS a buyer will give us.
So last Tuesday, the tool rep we use calls up and asks "what feeds/speeds do you use to make the parts?" because he's sold the exact same tooling we buy for the job to our rivals.
Oh dear.... hes having trouble achieving the finish and I'm trying not to laugh
Come Thursday morning, the tooling rep comes in and starts telling us whats happened... hes getting calls from the rival saying its impossible to use the tools and they're all crap and theres no way he can make the parts in the time allowed ( takes us 47 mins machining time total)
Then friday the buyer comes in looking a bit sheepish and says "Can you make 250 more"
Turns out their QA department had the rival's parts in friday morning and rejected the lot for having a bad finish, amongst others faults.
Its so nice to be able to point at a job and say "I'm the only one who can make that"
Boris
"I'll ask the boss for a raise Monday"
Not quite sure which section this belongs in , but here will do
I work for a sub-contractor and we manufacture exhaust valve covers and distributers for a nameless big company.
However , they've decided to switch designs from a mix of machined from solid 4360 parts and cast parts to all machined from 4360.
Now with 100's of parts on my list, our VMCs could'nt cope with the resulting workload.
So customer decides to send 25 off to a rival sub-contractor because we've got so much work on and we charge an arm and a leg for the parts etc etc etc, usual BS a buyer will give us.
So last Tuesday, the tool rep we use calls up and asks "what feeds/speeds do you use to make the parts?" because he's sold the exact same tooling we buy for the job to our rivals.
Oh dear.... hes having trouble achieving the finish and I'm trying not to laugh
Come Thursday morning, the tooling rep comes in and starts telling us whats happened... hes getting calls from the rival saying its impossible to use the tools and they're all crap and theres no way he can make the parts in the time allowed ( takes us 47 mins machining time total)
Then friday the buyer comes in looking a bit sheepish and says "Can you make 250 more"
Turns out their QA department had the rival's parts in friday morning and rejected the lot for having a bad finish, amongst others faults.
Its so nice to be able to point at a job and say "I'm the only one who can make that"
Boris
"I'll ask the boss for a raise Monday"