On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 3:45 AM, Viesturs Lācis <viesturs.la...@gmail.com>wrote:
> LinuxCNC is advanced enough that the functionality of the retrofitted > machine will totally match capabilities of brand new machine. > > LinuxCNC isn't the problem. The old iron is. And it has nothing to do w/ the condition of old iron. Its the SPEED. Time is money. Say you're making a million dollars annually on a machine. Even a mere 20% increase will pay for a $200k new machine the first year. You can see why it can be easy for a big shop to justify new million dollar VMCs. Add in the depreciation schedule, pay of operators to run each machine, floor space costs/limits, faster job turnaround time, etc and it the benefits of new/better/faster can add up really fast to some companies. I once read an analysis about pick and place machines for board assembly manufacturers. If the DIDNT replace their machines every X years (due to speed/quality/reliability increases) they were loosing money. I don't remember exactly but X was a surprisingly short time. Moore's law is a bitch;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
