Injection Molding

Description

With the Injection Molding Market-Ready Kit, you can monitor your Injection Molding Machine and send all of the information to your network, ERP System or other business intelligence software. It is a NO CODE, plug-and-play solution.

WHAT IS MONITORED

Job Duration
Material Used
Material Dew Point
Material Flow Rate
Material Level in Hopper
Thermolater Flow Rate
Average Manifold Temperature
Fluid Temperature (to and from Manifold)
Average Hopper Temperature, Humidity
Set Up Time, Hold Time, Cool Down Time
Amount of Material Used Per Job, Per Hour or Per Minute
Number of Units Yielded Per Job
Cost Per Unit, Cost Per Run (Material and Energy)
Environmental Factors (Temperature, Humidity)
Machine Utilization/Uptime

DATA USAGE

- Monitor machine characteristics for anomolies during production run.
- Adjust machine settings in real-time to keep desired manifold and hopper temperature maintained.
- Compare output and product quality based on material used.
- Compare output and product quality of various machines.
- Root cause product nonconformance caused by equipment deviations.
- Pinpoint equipment deviations for predictive maintenance and repairs.
- Monitor usage for production scheduling and energy efficiency.
- Forecast and track per run production cost (including energy cost)
- Track environmental effects on product quality and machine performance.
- Check machine usage hours to trigger notification for routine maintenance.
- Run simulations to see what changes in the process yield efficiencies.
- Get OEE numbers for each machine.

The data collected is so fine-grained that equipment feature deviations can be specifically targeted in real-time. Having such detailed data also assists in upgrading equipment predictive maintenance programs, as well as focused troubleshooting relating to equipment.