I bought a DMU65 for manufacturing my products, but demand is variable. There are weeks where it's at 30% utilization. I don't have much overhead - break-even for this machine is about $40/hr + tooling. For soft metals such as aluminum, copper, brass, I have found carbide tooling cost to be essentially negligible.
I'd be willing to take $60/hr + tooling for straightforward five-axis work. From what I understand, this is unheard of for 5-axis DMG Mori time. More would always be better, of course. Any tips on where I ought to look for work? I have Hexagon CMM. ISO certifications don't do anything to improve my products, so I haven't bothered with them. Is ISO pretty much necessary for taking on job shop work?
I'd be willing to take $60/hr + tooling for straightforward five-axis work. From what I understand, this is unheard of for 5-axis DMG Mori time. More would always be better, of course. Any tips on where I ought to look for work? I have Hexagon CMM. ISO certifications don't do anything to improve my products, so I haven't bothered with them. Is ISO pretty much necessary for taking on job shop work?