Cells
Multi Site
A CNC cell approach for South African multi-site operations, built for teams who need one standard across more than one workshop.
How Multi Site runs across a busy CNC week
Multi Site is for businesses running more than one workshop and needing the same CNC standard across each floor. It helps align machine choice, operator training, maintenance practice, and records between branches using routers, milling machines, or plasma equipment.
Map each branch by machine type, power stability, extraction, and the material mix being cut. One site may spend the week on MDF nesting, while another shifts between aluminium plate, steel brackets, and occasional plastics. Humid coastal air, dust from nearby fabrication, and generator changeovers all affect how one CNC standard is set across more than one workshop.
Begin with current photos of every machine area, not only the machine itself. Include the control, vacuum or compressor setup, consumables storage, and how finished parts leave the cutting zone. That record helps expose differences between branches before the first common checklist is issued to router, mill, or plasma operators.
Records shared across branches
The output is a branch-by-branch operating pack with matched checks, maintenance intervals, and training points written in plain workshop terms. Tooling names, material settings, and control references are kept consistent so one site is not improvising while another follows a different method. For a multi-site operation, one usable standard matters more than a thick stack of disconnected notes.
Link Multi Site to the relevant Cells page and a Notes entry before adding more equipment or another branch. Compare tool lists, controller backups, and wear parts between sites before any machine is moved or copied as the new standard. For multi-site support, list each site with the router or cell that runs there.
- Common checks for every branch
- Photo record of each machine area
- One record set for all sites
South African site differences
Branch networks often span Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, and smaller industrial towns with very different operating conditions. One workshop may have easy truck access and stable three-phase power, while another works around tighter loading space, shared yard traffic, or strict retail hours. Multi Site planning needs those differences written into the operating standard, not ignored.
Salt air changes rust prevention, cabinet sealing, and cleaning frequency on coastal installations. Inland sites usually fight finer dust around rails, sensors, pumps, and electrical enclosures. After load-shedding or generator transfer, re-homing, vacuum checks, torch height verification, and a first-part inspection should match across every branch using the same process.
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What to send for review
Send a Multi Site brief with photos from each branch, timing, machine lists, and what has already failed. Keep the subject line direct.
Send machine lists for each branch, current training notes, recurring faults, and photos that show the full work area. Add timing around production peaks, outsourced work, and any parts that regularly miss tolerance. With that information, the Multi Site review can focus on standardising settings, maintenance records, and operator checks across the group.
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