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              Landreth’s machine shop advantage is derived from over 40 years of experience in the machining and cold-heading industries. CNC machining combined with Landreth’s ability to cold-head near net shape blanks creates a huge material savings for our customers.

Below is an example of how our cold-heading procedure can save you on material costs.

 


COLD HEADED BLANK  BAR STOCK 
DISCO BLANK 


335" DIAMETER WIRE

.185" X .438" 

COLD HEADED BLANK WITH FINISHED MACHINING
Finished
    WIRE (COLD HEADING PROCESS)  BAR STOCK  TOTAL SAVINGS 
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E
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Weight per finished piece  (lbs) 0.059 $ 0.07 / PC
Weight per blank (lbs)  0.065 0.156
Scrapped material (lbs)  0.006 0.097
Material Cost per Blank  $ 0.05 $ 0.12
B
R
A
S
S
Weight per finished piece  (lbs) 0.187 $ 1.30 / PC
Weight per blank (lbs)  0.207 0.497
Scrapped material (lbs)  0.020 0.310
Material Cost per Blank  $ 0.93 $ 2.24
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L
U
M
I
N
U
M
Weight per finished piece  (lbs) 0.020 $ 0.12 / PC
Weight per blank (lbs)  0.022 0.052
Scrapped material (lbs)  0.002 0.032
Material Cost per Blank  $ 0.09 $ 0.12
S
T
A
I
N
L
E
S
S
Weight per finished piece  (lbs) 0.059 $ 0.07 / PC
Weight per blank (lbs)  0.065 0.156
Scrapped material (lbs)  0.006 0.097
Material Cost per Blank  $ 0.05 $ 0.12
         
 

 

 

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