Risks

Two plastics or colors mix in one grinder

Risk	A grinder moved to another job without being cleaned out carries the old plastic into the new one.
Early sign	Black specks or streaks on parts molded with the flakes.
Mitigation	One grinder for each plastic and color, cleaned out and checked before it moves.
Impact	One rejected batch can cost more than a year of that grinder's saving.

Risk	Flakes scooped in by eye go in at whatever share the scoop gives, not the share the job allows.
Early sign	The flakes run out, or pile up, faster than the set share explains.
Mitigation	Weigh the flakes into each box of new plastic. If the share still drifts, a blender that weighs the mix at the press costs $8,000 to 20,000.
Impact	Parts outside the customer's specification on that job.

Illustrative sample. The plant, the walk and the footage are synthetic. Figures from our analysis are estimates made with AI, not guarantees.