How to stay competitive – Nesting with D’arcy Cabinets
15 May 2017In a competitive market, small companies find it hard to compete on jobs, both from a turnaround time and a price perspective.
John D’Arcy of D’Arcy Cabinets realised this early, understanding he needed to invest in smarter, more efficient manufacturing to ensure his company stayed competitive.
Located on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, D’Arcy Cabinets has always enjoyed a reputation for a high quality standard of work. Based on this, John’s brief for improving the manufacturing was relatively simple – to be able to continue the current high standard of product, to machine product quicker and reduce rework and errors.
Researching Your Nesting Machine
John spent a lot of time looking at different suppliers and machines features. After careful research, John made the decision to purchase the SCM Pratika 310 through SCM Group Australia.
John was already familiar with SCM Group Australia, as his panel saw and edgebander are both made by SCM.
“I’ve had both my machines since 2010 and they’ve been great” said John “SCM Group Australia have always serviced and supported my machines, so I felt more than comfortable with there ability to look after me with the nesting machine”.
“My wife and I had a good look around at AWISA and narrowed it down to a couple of machines that would work well for us. After looking at the finer details, there were a few features on the Pratika that were in its favor”
Most important of these was the footprint of the machine, the Pratika’s unique guarding and safety system makes it one of the most compact on the market – yet still able to process a full 2400x1200 sheet.
Since taking the CNC plunge John hasn’t looked back.
What Has the SCM Nesting Machine Done For D’arcy Cabinets?
“It’s been a great machine. It was set up in the factory quickly and my existing Cabmaster software synced easily with it. Getting the jobs from the planning stage to the back of the truck as quickly is possible is very important in my business. Now I can get jobs out the door faster than ever before and it has given me the chance to look at where I take the business next”.
Business Expansion
In fact, since John has been able to manufacture so much faster that he has been able develop a flat pack avenue for his business. The nesting machine has been able to take the expansion in production in its stride. John says, “The Mornington Peninsula is rapidly expanding. We noticed a hole in the market for flat pack supply. Predominantly our customers are the public and installers. It’s very much word of mouth at the moment but its moving ahead very well”.
To learn more about the Pratika 310, contact SCM Group Australia.