Illustrative sample. The plant, the weeks and the footage are synthetic.

Pythia Industries
Sample Plant
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Press 12. Wednesday Sep 9, 10:22 am. Camera 6.

Bolting in the new mold from both sides at once

What it shows: The new mold is bolted into press 12 from both sides at once, in a job switch that took 43 minutes.

Why it proves the point: Bolting took only 10 of the 43 minutes, and most of the 16 minutes after it went to heating the mold.

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The new mold being bolted into press 12 from both sides at once.