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How to Quote Swiss and Davenport Turned Parts (1,000 to 10,000 pcs) | Real Time

A 5/8 in sleeve bushing with a step, a groove, a bore and a cross hole, dropped as a STEP file. QuotedPart routes it to the Swiss lathe on its own, prices 12L14 bar with cut-off, then compares a CNC lathe and a Davenport multi-spindle at 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 pieces.

How to Quote Swiss and Davenport Turned Parts (1,000 to 10,000 pcs) | Real Time · one real-time take of the live app, no voice-over. Watch on YouTube
Part and inputs
A STEP model of the SB-0625 sleeve bushing, a 5/8 in turned part with a step, a groove, a bore and a cross hole, modeled by QuotedPart for this demo. Rates are QuotedPart's U.S. defaults.
What it shows
Routed to the Swiss lathe on its own: bar stock with cut-off, CAM, a 2-hour Swiss setup and the cycle per part. 12L14 changes the bar cost; at 1,000 to 10,000 pieces the setup almost disappears and bar and cycle time are the price. The same part is compared with a CNC lathe and with a Davenport multi-spindle routing: hours of cam setup, a cycle a fraction of the Swiss's.
Recorded on
The live app at quotedpart.com, nothing sped up, on-screen text instead of a voice. Published on YouTube .

The guide that goes with it: Swiss and Davenport screw machine quoting software.

Chapters

  1. 0:001. Drop the STEP file
  2. 0:152. Routed to the Swiss
  3. 0:263. 12L14 bar
  4. 0:434. Swiss vs. CNC lathe
  5. 0:545. Add a Davenport
  6. 1:166. Davenport vs. Swiss
  7. 1:277. Try it

Transcript

The video's on-screen text, word for word, with the time each line appears.

  1. 0:04A small turned part: a 5/8 in sleeve bushing with a step, a groove, a bore and a cross hole.
  2. 0:11Drop the STEP file. The turned features are measured from the model.
  3. 0:16Small diameter and many features: it goes to the Swiss lathe on its own.
  4. 0:21Swiss routing: bar stock with cut-off, CAM, a 2-hour Swiss setup and the cycle per part.
  5. 0:26Screw-machine work is often 12L14. Pick it and the bar cost changes.
  6. 0:31Swiss and Davenport jobs come in thousands. Type the RFQ's quantities.
  7. 0:38At 1,000 to 10,000 pieces the setup almost disappears; bar and cycle time are the price.
  8. 0:44Compare with a CNC lathe in one click.
  9. 0:51And back to the Swiss.
  10. 0:54Running Davenports? Add one in Settings: a multi-spindle routing with cams, tooling and station times.
  11. 1:06Back on the quote, route the bushing to the Davenport.
  12. 1:16Davenport: hours of cam setup, a cycle a fraction of the Swiss's. Check which wins at each quantity.

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