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Mill Specifications


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Price:
 Price is dependent on the installation. In foriegn installations, the added cost of converting the existing design to be reasonably close to US installations is transferred to the customer. The mill is one component of Client/Server installations and is used to produced devices for both the site and for other client systems routed to that site. All updates after the one-time license fee is paid are free, and often. An important aspect of price is comparing all aspects of production, including mill operators as well as additional finishing time for the product as it comes off of the mill.
Units produced per hour
 Unlike other systems, the step-over from pass to pass is the same on the top surface as it is the bottom. Some competitors are willing to sacrifice quality on the bottom surface of the device in order to increase productivity. Given that other technological advantages exist, there is no compromise on quality. The last test run used 22.8 minutes of machine time and produced 9 units with 3 units having a 1mm step-over. Typical machine minutes per order is under 1 minute per surface.
Exclusivity
 No machine shall be sold to another lab within 600 miles of another pre-existing lab. Additional exclusivity is dependent on the country of sale. Exclusivity rights currently exist in the US(5 sites, 2 others pre-approved), UK(one site), and Canada(One site). As the Ore Network is a collection of companies using OreTek, it is extremely important that they not be geographically too close, thus driving the value of the product down. For client sites, there is no such restriction.
Weight
 The basic iron weight is 4000 pounds. [link to iron specifications] The controller and associated components adds another 1297 lbs. Of key importance, however, is the mass of the iron. Having worked with machines of varying weights, a 2 ton machine operates with substantially less vibration than a 2600 pound machine, which in turn contributes towards improved quality.
Speed
 The most common statement about speed heard is that speed doesn't matter. Each machine is capable of easily producing 1200 to 1500 pair of devices monthly for every 8 hour shift. When you consider the cost of investments into machines, this becomes an important issue. From a worker's perspective, a single operator cannot keep more than 3 machines running, due to time constraints. The motors are designed to run at 840 inches per minute (IPM) with a 1:1 gear ratio. However, the mill is not, and as such, typically the motor load is generally never higher than 37.5%. Further limiting performance is the spindle RPM (Revolution per minute). The current design operates at 300 ipm with the spindle set to 5200 RPM with approximately 50 pulses of following error on 2500 pulse per revolution encoders. In terms of actual motor power, the motors on OreTek mills are more than twice the power of competiting systems and have a substantially longer life cycle. The motors are manufactured by Glentek and are designed to last. As a testament to this statement, not one motor has failed since their installation. The current version of OreTek is limited to 400 IPM in the interest of protecting the hardware, and most definately not to restrict the customers. Unlike some competitors, who would have you believe that effectively turning a knob is worth $40,000 more for an already overpriced system, you always get the best possible hardware.
Performance Index:
This is the comparison between various systems that produce similar products assuming both machines are running at the same speed. Performance is entirely dependent on the methods used in milling, accelleration, decelleration. As OreTek's methods are based on continuous cutting, the performance index of OreTek is dramatically higher than the competion. For example, Comparing OreTek machines to others would be as follows:
Performance index * 300 / competitor. For comparisons with competing systems, prior to making a decision you should ask their feed rate to assure a fair assessment.
Warranty:
All items attached to the basic iron of the mill and many portions of the iron are warranted for the life of the contract. (Ways excluded). This amounts to approximately 8-10% of royalties being allocated to repairs and enhancements, but is money well spent to insure a successful network operation.
Other benefits:
Hosting: Your website as a customer using OreTek is multi-home hosted at this site, free of charge. There are 3 networks involved with hosting, 2 of which are made available for hosting of customer sites. In addition to free hosting, name servers, and mail servers are available to help in making your site a professional one that is not deludged with spam. The primary filter used on all mail servers is relays.osirusoft.com, which is one of the most popular dnsbl filters in use today.