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Guides for small manufacturers
Practical, plain-English guides to the everyday problems of running a small factory, written from the shop floor. Useful whether or not you ever talk to us.
Extrusion
- Extrusion, 6 min readHow to track regrind in PVC extrusionRegrind is material you’ve already paid for, yet it’s often the least-tracked stock in the building. How to track it properly, starting today.
- Extrusion, 5 min readWorking out kilos per metre for an extruded profileThe one figure that turns an order in metres into material in kilos, how to calculate it, and how to check it on the line.
- Extrusion, 5 min readKeeping a die maintenance log people actually useWhy dies fail at the worst moment, what to record, and how to plan maintenance before the job that needs the die.
Free Excel templates
Six practical spreadsheets, useful on their own whether or not you ever talk to us. No sign-up, just download. See all six.
- OEE and downtime trackerFor any factory: OEE by machine and shift, and downtime ranked by reason.
- Regrind and recipe trackerFor extruders: regrind stock, recipe limits and the virgin material you’re saving.
- Job costing sheetFor fabricators: quoted price against actual material, labour and subcontract cost.
- Setup and run time logFor machine shops: actual setup and cycle times against what you quoted.
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