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15-5 PH stainless steel part · 5-axis machining
Client’s original time11 h
→After optimisation4 h 50 min
56% reduction in machining time.
In partnership with EMUGE-FRANKEN®.
Thomas Kerneur · Senior CAM programmer · hyperMILL®
Accelerate your production.
Optimise your costs.
Speedshop, complex machining and cycle time optimisation: expertise focused on your production requirements.
From urgent one-off parts to series production, I support your CAM programming and machining improvements.
Experience primarily in aerospace and space. Also covering general engineering · motorsport · defence
Series production optimisation
Measurable savings.
Comparable cycle times.
> 30 %
average machining time reduction observed across supported series production projects, compared with clients’ original cycle times.
Observed results vary depending on the part and production conditions.
Your requirements, my expertise
Urgency, technical expertise,
performance.
01Speedshop: CAM programming for urgent parts
Keeping pace with production demands since 2012.
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Speedshop: CAM programming for urgent parts
Keeping pace with production demands since 2012.
Since 2012, Speedshop has accounted for around half of my work, primarily in aerospace. Parts are often delivered within 24 to 48 hours.
Repair parts and custom adaptation parts designed to compensate for a defect or get an assembly line moving again.
I provide hyperMILL® CAM programming support tailored to the deadline, the part and the available manufacturing resources. Delivery timing is agreed after reviewing your requirements.
Discuss an urgent requirement ↗02hyperMILL® CAM programming & 5-axis machining
Targeting better surface finishes, shorter cycle times and fewer operations.
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hyperMILL® CAM programming & 5-axis machining
Targeting better surface finishes, shorter cycle times and fewer operations.
Simultaneous 5-axis machining, form tools, specialist cutting tools, circle-segment cutters and angle heads: advanced approaches to address the constraints of your parts.
Beyond programming, the aim is to improve surface finish, shorten machining times and, where the part allows it, reduce the number of operations.
I provide outsourced hyperMILL® CAM programming for one-off or ongoing requirements, with strategies suited to your production environment.
Make more of your existing equipment: depending on the geometry and operations, an angle head can enable a 3-axis machine to perform machining operations that would otherwise require a 4- or 5-axis machine.
Let’s find solutions together ↗03Machining time optimisation for series production
Improve your programs using your current cycle times as a baseline.
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Machining time optimisation for series production
Improve your programs using your current cycle times as a baseline.
I analyse machining strategies, toolpaths and tooling choices to identify opportunities to reduce machining time.
Savings are measured against the client’s original cycle times. The initial study provides an indicative estimate of potential time and cost savings.
Request my complimentary first project study ↗04CAD optimisation for machining
To reduce manufacturing costs and production preparation lead times.
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CAD optimisation for machining
To reduce manufacturing costs and production preparation lead times.
Geometry, tool access and manufacturing requirements can all affect the cost and lead time of a part.
I identify design changes that simplify machining while respecting functional requirements. The aim: reduce manufacturing costs and production preparation lead times.
Let’s optimise your design together ↗05Independent cutting tool consultant
Optimise tooling costs, machining time and machine wear.
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Independent cutting tool consultant
Optimise tooling costs, machining time and machine wear.
Independent cutting tool advice to select geometries and cutting conditions suited to the material, operation and production equipment.
Three complementary objectives: optimise tooling costs, reduce machining time and limit machine wear, by selecting cutting conditions that control cutting forces and vibration.
Access & machine kinematics
Approach the part
from the right angle.
Form tools & finishing
Choose the right tool.
Improve the result.
Let’s start with your first project
Your first project
study, at no charge.
Speedshop, CAM programming, complex machining, CAD advice or cutting tools: your first project study is offered at no charge, whichever service you need.
An initial technical study, which may include CAM work, to provide practical solutions and give you a first-hand experience of my expertise.
- Tell me what you need.
Your project, deadline and manufacturing constraints. - Receive an initial technical response.
Potential solutions tailored to your project and, where relevant, an estimate of possible savings.
Direct access to your technical specialist
Let’s discuss your
next machining projects.
Thomas Kerneur · fabriquermapièce E.I.
Based in Bonrepos-Riquet, near Toulouse, I support manufacturers throughout France, remotely and on site. South-West France is my preferred area for on-site visits.