New Guide Offers Tips on Speeding Changeovers
Make more money by increasing uptime.
Time, as the old adage goes, is money. This is certainly true for custom processors, who in large part are able to pay their bills based on how quickly they are able to transition from one job to the next. It makes no difference whether you are involved in injection molding, extrusion, blow molding or any other process; you don't make money if your not making parts.
There’s some help along the way. Check out How to Reduce Changeover Time and Increase Throughput, available on line from Polymer Ohio and its subsidiary, OH!Manufacturing.
Does $1.8 million sound like a lot of cash. According to the guide, that's what it costs for a one-hour daily changeover on a fairly significant packaging project with the line running 240 days per year. Many manufacturers don’t even realize how much money is slipping out the door because they aren’t measuring properly. Maybe there are techniques where you can cut that time in half.
