Do you need to expand the site every time you increase production capacity? DONGS Machine Tool provides you with solutions

In recent years, a common problem faced by manufacturing companies has become increasingly prominent: the order volume has increased, but the workshops are not big enough.
Whenever production capacity is to be expanded, the factory has to be replanned, more equipment has to be added, and more people have to be hired, which leads to tight space, soaring costs, and management burdens. What is even more troublesome is that in many cases, "the increase in output brought by the new equipment is far less than the increase in expansion investment."

This old path of "expanding production = expanding land" is becoming increasingly untenable. If we really want to achieve modern manufacturing with high production capacity, high efficiency and low land occupation, the key issue to be solved is not "how to cram more equipment" but "how to use more powerful equipment to solve more processing tasks."

To this end, Shandong DONGS CNC Equipment Co., Ltd. (DONGS CNC) gave the answer - use a "composite, high-efficiency, and strong rigidity" CNC machine tool to replace multiple single-function equipment on the original production line, achieving the effect of halving the space, doubling the efficiency, and doubling the production capacity.

一、Why is it becoming increasingly difficult to expand production through traditional methods?

In the traditional manufacturing model, the growth of production capacity is basically achieved by "piling up people", "piling up equipment" and "piling up sites". For example, a medium-to-large parts processing line may include:

Rough machining on a horizontal lathe

Drilling machine or vertical machining for hole processing

Special machine for end surface treatment or tapping

If the number of new orders increases by 20% per month, it means that the entire chain needs to expand by 20%, and the equipment, personnel, and venues must all be expanded. But the reality is:

The factory area is limited and cannot be expanded indefinitely

Labor costs are rising and skilled workers are hard to recruit

The more equipment there is, the longer the process will be, and the more complicated the scheduling management will be.

The return on investment cycle is getting longer and the financial pressure is increasing

The production capacity has been increased, but the operating burden has also been "expanded synchronously", and the risks have been magnified exponentially.

二、DONGS solution: one machine tool can replace three

Aiming at the scenario of medium and large parts processing (such as pipes, flanges, shafts, etc.), DONGS Machine Tool has developed a number of composite medium and large horizontal turning centers with a clear goal: to use one device to complete tasks that previously required three machine tools.

✅ One clamping to complete multiple processes

It integrates rough turning, fine turning, drilling, tapping, chamfering, end face compounding and other process functions. There is no need to change machines or change sequences. One machine tool is a complete production line.

✅ High rigidity structure + large through-hole spindle

The bed is widened and thickened, and integrally cast to adapt to heavy-load cutting scenarios; the spindle through-hole supports the one-time passage of extra-long parts, reducing space and handling operations.

✅ Power turret + automatic tool changing system

Support multi-station and multi-directional processing paths, improve the level of automation and reduce manual intervention.

✅ Intelligent control of CNC system

Pre-judgment of processing paths, parameter linkage, and process presets shorten switching time and improve flexible manufacturing capabilities.

Through these integrations and optimizations, customers only need one device to handle the processes that used to require multiple machine tools, reducing site requirements by 40%-60%, reducing personnel requirements by half, and increasing output by at least 30%.

三、Customer case: halving the footprint and doubling production capacity

A heavy equipment parts manufacturing company located in Turkey originally had 6 CNC machine tools in its workshop to handle large pipe fittings orders. The single-piece processing process required the collaboration of 4 devices, the site utilization rate was extremely low, the operation coordination was chaotic, and rework occurred frequently.

After the introduction of two DONGS TCK800DY compound turning centers in 2023:

The processing time of each product is shortened by nearly 50%

The area of the entire production line was reduced from 230㎡ to 115㎡

The number of operators was reduced from 6 to 2.

Simultaneously realized the connection with MES system, and improved the efficiency of information management

The head of the company said: "Instead of building another workshop, it is better to buy two DONGS machine tools."

四、Conclusion: Not only saving space, but also improving efficiency

When companies expand production, they should not just squeeze out space, but also tap into potential within.
A good machine tool not only saves space and manpower, but also optimizes the process from the technological level and reconstructs the production line from the efficiency dimension.

DONGS Machine Tools always adheres to the concept of replacing multiple machines with compound machines, promoting precision with stability, and gaining production capacity with high efficiency, providing equipment solutions with real practical value for the processing of medium and large parts.