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  1. MfgEngDave

    Interlock Saftey Regulations OSHA/ANSI

    I am looking for a saftey standard for the use of saftey interlocks on CNC milling and turning machines. We have machinist on our shop floor that made keys for the interlocks. I want to provide some documentation as to why they cannot use these keys. I have done some research in osha and found...
  2. MfgEngDave

    Time study worksheet

    I have done some searching for a time study worksheet online and cant find a decent one. Does anyone have one to share? I work in a shop that does small lot sizes, but some parts require many steps.
  3. MfgEngDave

    WELDING ESTIMATION

    I am doing routings for parts in our machine shop and fab shop. I have little to no experience in the welding trade so I need some help or guidelines. I have scheduled meetings with the welders and shop managers to help me with estimating times on weldments. I would like to know if there is any...
  4. MfgEngDave

    Changing the height and width of a control VBA

    Thank you xwb, cowski, It embeds Edrawings into Excel, I use it for my setup sheets. So what I do is I have a template with this embeded and it looks to a cell to populate the file extension. So when I make an edrawing I use a naming convention to name it and I file it in a vault. Then I make...
  5. MfgEngDave

    Changing the height and width of a control VBA

    Ok so heres my txt in VBA for excel: Private Sub EModelViewControl1_OnComponentSelectionNotify(ByVal ComponentName As String, ByVal XCoordinate As Long, ByVal YCoordinate As Long) End Sub how do I make the height and width a certain number of cells? For example If I wanted the control to open...
  6. MfgEngDave

    Embed Edrawing in Excel

    That doesnt give me the option to view comments, and I would have to manually add the file extension each time instead of letting the file automaticlly look to a cell for the extension.. sorry thats close but not what im looking for
  7. MfgEngDave

    Embed Edrawing in Excel

    I am making setup sheets in solidworks and converting them to Edrawings to show my guys on the shop floor how to orient parts in machines during setup. I also make an excel Document that has all the offsets, program numbers, part numbers, operation number...etc I want to embed an edrawing into...
  8. MfgEngDave

    Replace old Comtors

    It is more of a calibration problem, they have too long of a lead time and there are so many of them where another tool can do the same job thus costing less for calibration per cycle. I have come up with a solution, I got together with the shop leader and asked him to tell me what ones had to...
  9. MfgEngDave

    Tool shadowing

    I could try a hole saw on a piece of scrap, but Im not sure if it will grab and tare the foam apart. Th beam/compass style jig is nice but probably a little bit bulky for my application. No water jet :( but we did just get a nice new plasma table from AKS!! Reguardless I cant use that either. I...
  10. MfgEngDave

    Tool shadowing

    heating them would not be possible, these are being used as I do it. Also putting them on edge will not be an option as some of these rings are in excess of 6 inches in diameter
  11. MfgEngDave

    Tool shadowing

    Thank you mango yea i was thinking about getting some punches fab'd up in the shop, i have too see what we have in raw matr'l. I would probably need a piece of wood to put under the foam. I dont know how well a hole saw would work, would like a nice clean cut.... would love to here some more...
  12. MfgEngDave

    Tool shadowing

    Has anyone done tool shadowing with foam? I am currently lining all our calibration tool boxes with foam and I am using the Dremel Versatip to cut the foam. It is basicly a hot knife with an exacto blade attachment. It cuts like butter! The problem I have is I want to do a bunch a varying sized...
  13. MfgEngDave

    Replace old Comtors

    I am an entry level manufacturing engineer and have not been in industry long enough to know all my options for measuring tools. Right now we have a range of these from .4375-4.125 over 50 gages. If you dont know a what a comtor is check picture... They are basicly a plug that expands that...

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