Does your shop work mostly with steel or stainless steel? If so, you may need to take on aluminum projects from time to time, and it could cause you some problems. After all, you want to take care of your customers, or they might seek out another shop. Yet, you might not have everything you need for high-quality aluminum machining. So, what can you do? This could be a good time to outsource the work to experienced professionals and here are some reasons why.
Greater Shop Efficiency
Your workers and machines are at their best when they do what they are meant to do. In other words, a machinist with experience in milling steel parts (working with the right equipment) can give you high-quality work and deliver everything on time. If you take this same machinist and ask him to mill aluminum parts, he may be out of his comfort zone. This hurts shop efficiency, and the quality of work can suffer. However, this issue is easily solved by outsourcing your aluminum machining needs to a shop that can handle it.
Easier on Everyone
Maybe you have all the work you can handle for the next month. If you take on more work, you’ll have to give your people overtime pay and put more wear and tear on your machinery. Why make it hard on everyone (including your equipment) when you don’t have to? When you let a trusted shop handle the job, everyone benefits.
Increased Profits
Imagine what would happen if you doubled your production. Now imagine that you didn’t have to buy more equipment or pay out a lot more wages in the process. This is possible when you outsource aluminum machining work to an experienced shop that has all the tools and equipment for working with aluminum. Your profits can increase dramatically.
