The Cost of Not Having a Central Handling System
Let’s look at the ramifications of not having a central system – and think about the associated costs – can you estimate your yearly losses from these problems?
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It is not unusual to discover tens of thousands – even hundreds of thousands of wasted dollars in a plant without a good centralized resin handling system.
PROBLEMS = LOST PRODUCTION TIME, LOST PROFITS AND LOST CUSTOMERS!
Problems Experienced Without a Central System:
- Space needed for plant consolidation
If you can’t handle more process machines some other plant will
- Congestion on the floor around machines
Slows workers – increases spillage and chance of injury
- Lack of material validation/verification
Can’t bid on contracts where validation required
- Wrong material going to wrong machine
Lost production time, rejects and lost material
- High material spillage
Loss of material and labor + safety hazard
- Material related part defects
Producing scrap instead of saleable parts
- High maintenance/labor costs
Increased payroll and parts cost
- Frequent material changes
Lost production time
- Inefficient work flow
Wastes space and labor
- Lack of Automation
Adds labor costs and extends lead times
- Constrained production capacity
Can’t increase revenue
- Lengthy hopper cleanout times
Increased labor - lost production
- Poor drying of material
Rejected parts – lost customers
Usually, the cost to install or upgrade an efficient resin handling system is recovered in a matter of months – not years – See examples of central system paybacks. Investment payback in Months – Not Years but a review of conditions in your plant is required to identify areas of loss and possible remedies.
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