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Guides for Downtime Tracking
This section lists several guides available that show some recommendations about how to set your database. We list them by industry type but feel free to take ideas from different industries or products.
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Injection Molding
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Injection Molding Guide
This guide shows how your database can be created to track downtime events. It shows an approach to treat auxiliary equipment as part of the main machine (the press).
Areas
Conventional Molding
Insert Molding
Liquid IM
Rubber IM
Machine Types
To group all presses and share the same downtime categories between all presses:
HIMM (Horizontal Injection Molding Machine)
VIMM (Vertical IMM)
To separate downtime categories between the type of press:
Electric Press
Hydraulic Press
LIM Press
To be able to separate downtime categories between press types and tonnage:
310 Ton Hydraulic
300 Ton Electric
300 Ton Toggle
Machine Names
Use the common name for each press/machine in your production area
Press 1
Electra 1
310 Press
Downtime Categories
Using a two name system will ensure that categories are more descriptive. The first name is the general category (Mold, Press, Operator, Aux Equip) while the second name is the detailed category.
Mold - Set up
Mold - Water leak
Mold - Cavity Repair
Press - Oil Leak
Press - PM
Oper - Meeting
Grind - Jam
Grind - PM
Plan - Not Scheduled