Customer: Trailer Manufacturer
Project: Manufacturing Cost Decrease
Material: 2.1mm Aluminium Checker Plate and 3.0mm mild steel
Customer’s Requirements:
Laser 3D was approached by a long-term customer to collaborate on a cost reduction exercise. The customer was experiencing tightening market pricing pressures, particularly from competitor’s imported products. Once Laser 3D had a complete understanding of the customer’s product, we recommended slight design changes. These minor design changes had a major impact. By making some very minor dimension changes, Laser 3D could achieve one extra panel per raw sheet on the laser bed. This provided an immediate material cost saving to the customer. As a consequence, the local manufacturer remained competitive with an Australian built product, ensuring ongoing sales growth and business profitability.
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