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Levelling up productivity promises
If you were to put a figure on enhanced productivity, what would your ultimate manufacturing output goal be, 5%, maybe 10%? Given the current challenges, some processors may even push for 20%!
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esearch by Sumitomo (SHI) Demag reveals that when all the productivity production stars align – including optimising all-electric technology,
engaging people, utilising automation and other digital tools, and reducing production downtime – 50% or higher is entirely reachable. Productivity is the hot topic at Interplas 2023, with a number of seminars and panel discussions already scheduled. Inevitably, these programs will showcase and share best practice on how to ‘achieve more output with the same or less effort’. After-all, this is the ultimate quest.
Ahead of the productivity curve is Sumitomo (SHI) Demag. Gathering information and data when visiting customers following new all-electric and machinery installations, the team reveals everything they’ve learned. Including how both small and large polymer processors can lean on their technology and team to unlock more untapped productivity opportunities. All of this information is being captured in an insightful new Whitepaper. However, given the significance of this trailblazing evidence and yield-boosting benefits, the team shares a taster of how mass moulders can, with just a bit of expert support and guidance, double their manufacturing capacity and productivity.
TURNING EMPTY PROMISES INTO REALITY Imagine the profit possibilities if each all-electric injection moulding machine within your fleet delivered an extra six months of processing capacity. How many extra projects could you take on? How much machine footprint could this save? What would this mean for your delivery schedules
and customer satisfaction?
Phased Total Factor Productivity improvements to manufacturing processes holds huge promise. For many UK moulders, this could finally be the golden egg to change the operational landscape and future prosperity of polymer manufacturing firms of all sizes?
Integrating an all-electric machine into production lines, alongside intelligent utilisation of digital tools and automation, combined with investing in training and development, can decrease cycle times by up to 55% percent. This can equate to an extra 168 days of production, illustrates the Processing Productivity whitepaper. It doesn’t require doing everything all at once. Instead, the Sumitomo (SHI) Demag team assures
customers that in a short space of time, marginal gains can unlock accumulative enhancements to boost profit margins.
ALL-ELECTRIC CLOSES THE PRODUCTIVITY CHASM
It’s widely considered a ‘given’ that energy efficiency and reduced pollution are the benefits of all-electric injection moulding machines. Especially in today’s eco-conscious manufacturing world. However, beneath the hood of these machines are a number of velocity and injection power features that, when used correctly and repeatably by moulding operatives, result in faster cycle times and more stable start-ups. Even before any process optimisation steps have been introduced and
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September 2023
www.convertermag.com
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