Evidence
Read together, our visit and the job log show presses waiting for what could be ready before they stop.
On our visit
Press open, waiting for its mold
14:20 to 15:50A press stood stopped and open while its next mold came from the rack.
Checked by eye on a frame of our video
Three trips for hoses and tools
14:30 to 15:45While the press stood stopped, one person left it three times: for a wrench, hoses and a fitting.
Counted by eye on frames of our video
Molds on racks in the mold shop
22:40In the mold shop, no mold on the racks was set out for its next job.
Checked by eye on a frame of our video
Mold fetched after the stop
23:05 to 23:14Mold shop staff told us a mold leaves its rack only when its press stops.
Said by plant staff during our visit
Plant records
Mold changes in the job log
The job log shows 2,200 mold changes in per year. Half took longer than 63 minutes.
The ERP job log, twelve months
Changes on the busiest presses
Eight presses made about half of all mold changes, so a fix there reaches the most.
The ERP job log, twelve months