Something is in the air. Lately I have been approached more often about how to justify the cost of electronics in tooling and dies. Perhaps there has been a greater turnover in the ranks of the accounting offices of our metalforming firms or maybe its simply time to go over the delicate nature of cost justifications in general for newly hired shop floor personnel. I am an unswerving supporter of progress through high tech and shop floor training. But how do you justify the expenses involved in such an approach? How do you speak the language of accounting when you only know how to speak the language of tooling?
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