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Adolfo Munoz describes his first few months with Temecula Precision<\/a> Fabrication as a perfect storm. It was just over two years ago when Munoz started with the company, which specializes in precision machining<\/a> and manufacturing for the aerospace, medical, space, and cryogenics industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Temecula<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Munoz had joined the company as a CNC programmer, and just a few months later, the QA manager moved into a new position as operations manager and tapped Munoz as his replacement. \u201cI was supposed to be programming machines, but things evolved really quickly,\u201d Munoz says. \u201cBefore you knew it, I was no longer on the floor. I\u2019m the QA rep. And my foot has been on the gas ever since.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his new role, the first thing Munoz noticed was that Temecula Precision, like many manufacturers that started small, took an \u201cold school\u201d approach to production management. While the company began as a \u201cmom and pop shop,\u201d today Temecula Precision boasts a state-of-the-art facility equipped with 3-, 4- and 5-axis CNC milling machines<\/a> and live tool turning with a highly experienced staff of 20 operators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

But Temecula Precision still relied primarily on paper routers, travelers, and file folders. Material verification documents, for example, were kept in a storage shed in boxes labeled by year and month. All of the information was accurate, of course, but extremely inconvenient to access. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were aiming for much higher levels of efficiency,\u201d Munoz says. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t keep the ways of the past. It was simply too much work. We needed a way to harness all of our efforts and propel us into the future, as opposed to us saying \u2018well, this is the way we\u2019ve always done it.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With approval from his superiors, Munoz began reviewing options for ERP and MRP systems. But Munoz was also familiar with Autodesk Fusion<\/a>, and he appreciated the way Autodesk platforms were designed to work together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI liked how all of the Autodesk tools worked with each other as seamlessly as possible,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd then I noticed some content about Fusion Operations on my social feeds, so I started following the Fusion Operations account. I saw enough to schedule an interview, and here we are going into our second year with the software. I couldn\u2019t be happier.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n

Tracking data, increasing consistency <\/h2>\n\n\n
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Today, Temecula Precision uses Autodesk Fusion Operations<\/a> production management and production floor tracking functionality to improve overall efficiency and quality throughout the facility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re able to improve quality with Fusion Operations because we can track everything much more efficiently from the material inventory to finished products,\u201d Munoz says. \u201cWe can track our operator efficiency as well. It\u2019s allowed us to get very granular about our output, which has helped us become a lot more efficient in terms of how jobs flow through the shop.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One capability Munoz highlights is how Fusion Operations allows his teams to provide very clear instructions to every operator as well as job-specific notes about any special quality checks or tools required. Fusion Operations also makes it easy to document a great deal of institutional knowledge that was previously only known by the most experienced operators \u2014 and inaccessible to new ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFusion Operations takes a lot of the guesswork out of our manufacturing processes,\u201d Munoz says. \u201cA new operator may be just as skilled as an experienced one, but they don\u2019t necessarily know all of our standard procedures. Now we have the documentation and instructions that allow us to be more repeatable in our workflow, which has helped us improve our quality by ten-fold.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operator monitoring is another helpful feature that Munoz points to, although acceptance among Temecula Precision\u2019s team was not easy. As a group, they were not accustomed to a digital platform tracking their work. In fact, they were not used to their work being tracked at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore, everything was done manually,\u201d Munoz says. \u201cWe weren\u2019t really tracking anything. And so the pushback on it was significant. But eventually, they realized that the data could work in their favor. If they wanted to prove they deserved a raise, they could point to Fusion Operations. They could say, I have 100% efficiency and on-time parts and my scrap rates are really low.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n

Exceeding customer expectations <\/h2>\n\n\n

One of the most important impacts of Fusion Operations at Temecula Precision has been in material tracking. With 20 operators, the company invests heavily in stainless steel and aluminum as well as more exotic materials such as Monel alloys and molybdenum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn multiple occasions, Fusion Operations has prevented us from wasting money on material we don\u2019t actually need,\u201d Munoz says. \u201cBefore, knowing our exact material stores required someone to take measurements by hand with calipers and measuring tape. Now we can see what we have at a glance, which has helped us exponentially.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munoz also calls out Fusion Operations’ ability to help his team limit downtime and get jobs out onto the floor in real time. Processes and other details are saved in the system, which makes it easier to move jobs from one step to the next very rapidly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this has not gone unnoticed by Temecula Precision\u2019s customers. One very well-known aerospace company came in to do an audit prior to establishing a relationship and came away impressed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey looked at our routers and our material handling and the whole deal, and they said we were going the extra mile to manage our operations,\u201d Munoz says. \u201cThey said they would be fine with steps A and B, but we\u2019re doing A, B, C, and even D, depending on the job. That kind of positive feedback really keeps us motivated. It shows how Fusion Operations has really been helpful for us. It has been beneficial at every turn.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support from Autodesk has been instrumental to Temecula Precision\u2019s success, according to Munoz. \u201cThe support Autodesk offers is phenomenal,\u201d he says. \u201cI can go to the support team with just about any issue. Typically I just need to be pointed in the right direction. Autodesk really makes it easy.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, Munoz remains focused on getting the most out of all of the features within Fusion Operations. \u201cI haven\u2019t fully utilized all of the options that Fusion Operations offers,\u201d he says. \u201cRight now I\u2019m working on production scheduling, collaborating with our production manager to input all the data machine by machine. We\u2019ve made a lot of progress, but we\u2019ve only scratched the surface of what\u2019s possible.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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