Plasticating Rates: Your Profits Are at Stake

摘要

You know the pressure you're under to provide a low part cost. To make matters worse, you often do not have enough time or data todo it right, rendering most quotes mere "guesstimates."I would love to see how your estimated or quoted cycle times compare with actual results. Every molder ought to have a spreadsheet ranking their jobs on quoted cycle time vs. actual (available free on my website, scientificmolding.com). It will tell you where you are losing money. If, for example, you are quoting based on a cycle time of 17.5 sec but are actually running parts at 19.3 sec, you have lost 41% of your profit margin (see illustration). One second can mean a gain or loss of $50,000/yr for some plants. Think about it.