Better Margins through Process Automation in Die Casting
The Real Cost of Scrap and Downtime
Metrics like overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) help you measure the real cost of bad parts, reduced quality, and lost uptime.
A More Profitable Operation
Measuring shots per hour is meaningless – SHIPPABLE shots per hour tells the real story. All those bad parts reduce your margins in many subtle, and not so subtle, ways: Cycle times, tool wear, labor, re-melt, secondary machining, and metal loss to mention just a few.
Limit Downtime
Reduce Scrap
Preserve expensive tooling from excess wear
Don’t buy a new shotend; Upgrade your existing machines for a fraction of the cost
Even a few % difference in OEE over a 10 year capitalization of a die casting machine cell can mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional revenue.
A recent customer used Visi-Trak products and an on-site valve upgrade to increased OEE on one machine cell by 15%. That comes out to roughly $750,000 in reclaimed value on a $5M machine over 10 years. It is important to remember other costs like metal loss, labor, remelt, and abnormal tool wear makes that savings even greater!
