Production changeover: a key moment in the plastics industry
Production sites within the plastics industry
often handle hundreds, sometimes even
thousands of different molds. Productivity
levels not only rely on the performance of the
machine, but the management of machine
downtime. Injection mold changeovers often accumulate the largest amount of downtime.
The operations performed on the molds
and presses during these changeovers are
regularly where the biggest time improvements can be achieved.
ACTUAL COST
QMC POTENTIAL
The operations performed on the molds
and presses during these changeovers are
regularly where the biggest time improvements
can be achieved.
Did you know?
OEE: an essential factor for competitiveness
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
identifies the percentage of manufacturing time which is truly productive. An “ideal” OEE score of 100% would be reached by producing only good parts (100% quality), as quickly as possible (100% performance), without any downtime (100% availability). Measuring OEE makes it possible to identify losses, monitor progress and improve
productivity by not only modifying tools but also company processes. Searching for optimal OEE is a hunt for downtime in all stages of production. Within the plastics market, mold changes are the key consideration. If tool changeover duration was zero, unitary manufacturing and mass production would incur the same overall costs.
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