Aug 5
A press ran on the wrong plastic and its parts were scrapped
Needs workIts bin was filled by mistake, likely because the two plastics come in look-alike bags.
| What happened | A press was fed the wrong plastic and ran on it until a check of its parts caught the mix-up. The two plastics come in look-alike bags, the likely cause. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Why it matters | Everything the press made on the wrong plastic was thrown out, about an hour of molding. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Next step | Store the two plastics apart, each under a clear sign, so they cannot be mixed up. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Materials lead | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Evidence | Parts the press made and scrapped, shift by shiftThe ERP shows how many parts the press made and threw out on each shift of Aug 5. The night shift, which began just after the wrong plastic went in, scrapped about 600 more parts than the shifts before. Press 12, Aug 5, ERP scrap record
The bin on the press filled from a bag of the wrong plasticA bag of polypropylene, from a stack beside the look-alike ABS bags, is emptied into the bin on the press. The bags in the two stacks look the same on camera, so one is easily taken for the other. Press 12, Aug 5 evening shift, 9:40 pm, Camera 6 |
Packing waits held steady on a third day of keeping up
Going wellBoth tables stayed in use on every shift, and packing did not hold up any order due to ship.
| What happened | Packing kept up with the presses on all three shifts for a third day in a row, with both tables in use. No parts have waited over 5 hours to be packed since Aug 3. | ||||||||||||||||
| Why it matters | No order due to ship has been held up at packing since the second table was set up. | ||||||||||||||||
| How to keep it up | Keep both packing tables running on all three shifts. | ||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Shipping lead | ||||||||||||||||
| Evidence | The longest wait to be packed on each shiftThe ERP shows the longest time finished parts waited between leaving a press and being packed, shift by shift. Every wait was shorter than one shift, so packing kept up with the presses on all 9 shifts since Aug 3. Packing, Aug 3 to Aug 5, ERP packing records
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