Operational impact
~550press hours per year lost to waiting at mold changes
This is 15 minutes of waiting at each of about 2,200 mold changes per year. No change was timed on our visit, so the minutes are our estimate. A press hour is worth money only when an order fills it.
Press open, waiting for its mold14:20 to 15:50
A press stood stopped and open while its next mold came from the rack.