The purpose of a short shot during 1st Stage Injection is to ensure that all cavities remain short at transfer during normal process variation. Question: I was told to short the mold around 98% based on final part weight, is that enough? My Response: Basing any short shot on the final part weight is an […]
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Troubleshooting Sister Tools
When troubleshooting a problem which is unique to a particular tool, but not present in a sister tool, then the solution lies in locating the differences. Issue: Company is encountering an unexpected reduction in part dimensions after conditioning where a growth in dimensions has been seen in all similar parts. The parts which are similar […]
FREE Webinar: Scientific Molding for Managers & Engineers
I’d like to invite you to a complimentary webinar I’m hosting on Tuesday, June 21st at 2pm EDT. The webinar is titled ‘Scientific Molding for Managers & Engineers‘ During the webinar, we’ll discuss why the approach makes such a huge, bottom-line difference for plastics companies, and what you need to do to teach all of […]
5S Skills Training
The implementation and maintenance of 5S is not just in having 5S events, but in developing 5S skills that can be used on a daily basis. Question: How do we get everyone in the plant on board with 5S? Our 5S events become very difficult and no one really likes them. My Response: The beauty […]
5S Training in the News
Maintenance and Repair Organization (MRO) is an important aspect to efficient and timely equipment maintenance. Issue: In most Lean manufacturing efforts, maintenance and management tend to be the two slowest departments to adopt practices such as 5S. This may be because they are perceived as an indirect or supportive component of Manufacturing, but this is […]