Curious what most small shop guys think on the subject. We only run 1 shift and are starting to run some 2nd shift on a few machines so they may run 12-16 hrs a day. At what point if any do you guys leave your machines on overnight if they aren't running lights out? I've always been under the mentality of letting the old girls cool off til morning. In the morning come in grab some coffee and fire machines up and run a warm up routine. None of my machines are anywhere near new all are 20+ years old.
Just had a buddy in granted he works in a production environment running 3 shifts around the clock and he said leave them on. I get it if the machines rarely catch a break but does that still hold for the job shop environment.
Just trying to see the pros and cons on both fronts. Most smaller shops I've been in everything gets shut down for the night....
Just had a buddy in granted he works in a production environment running 3 shifts around the clock and he said leave them on. I get it if the machines rarely catch a break but does that still hold for the job shop environment.
Just trying to see the pros and cons on both fronts. Most smaller shops I've been in everything gets shut down for the night....