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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Garrett MacKenzie is the owner/editor of plastic411.com, as well as a consultant/ trainer to the plastic injection industry. He has spent more than 31 years in plastics processing, engi- neering and development, including scientific molding experience with U.S./Japanese automotive OEMs and in handgun manufacturing. He offers in-house processor training customized to customer needs. Contact: garrett@plastic411.com. processing? Are work instructions in place that clearly define each team member's responsibility and what procedures they must follow to properly perform their job duties? TOOLING: The best time to address tooling failures is during the development/design stage. Are there potential failures that should be tackled prior to the production stage? What preven- tive-maintenance procedures need to be implemented and enforced to ensure that the tool life is as expected, or extended? What tool functions are most likely to lead to production break- downs and limitations, and what are the ways and means to reduce or eliminate these risks? 吀栀攀 爀攀ⴀ攀渀最椀渀攀攀爀攀搀 䴀漀搀甀氀愀爀 䔀愀最氀攀 猀栀爀攀搀猀 搀漀眀渀琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 氀愀礀猀 眀愀猀琀攀 琀漀 愀氀洀漀猀琀 愀渀礀 洀愀琀攀爀椀愀氀⸀ 吀栀攀 䴀漀搀甀氀愀爀 䔀愀最氀攀 猀栀愀欀攀猀 甀瀀 琀栀攀 洀愀爀欀攀琀 眀椀琀栀 瀀愀琀攀渀琀攀搀 匀瀀氀椀琀ⴀ䄀ⴀ倀愀爀琀 愀挀挀攀猀猀 愀琀 愀 瘀愀氀甀攀ⴀ搀爀椀瘀攀渀 瀀爀椀挀攀⸀ 吀漀 猀挀栀攀搀甀氀攀 愀 搀攀洀漀 挀愀氀氀 ⠀㔀 ㈀⤀ 㘀㌀㜀ⴀ㘀㜀㜀㠀 漀爀 攀洀愀椀氀 甀猀 愀琀 猀愀氀攀猀䀀爀攀瀀甀戀氀椀挀洀愀挀栀椀渀攀⸀挀漀洀⸀ 刀攀瀀甀戀氀椀挀䴀愀挀栀椀渀攀⸀挀漀洀 Innovating at Sepro is about breaking down established boundaries and building new bridges that allow people, machines and companies to perform to their highest potential. Find out more at: www.sepro-america.com/future YOUR FUTURE IS WIDE OPEN One Control Any Application Anywhere Any IMM Brand Agile Integration Any Molding Machine, Any Size 3-axis 5-axis 6-axis Robots info@sepro-america.com @SeproGroup Connect to the Future of Robotics www.sepro-america.com 412-459-0450 These are just a few considerations you need to evaluate in the pre-production phase. Success is more likely when planned, rather than the depending on Lady Luck to look over and bless your company. After all, team engineering efforts can eliminate "firefighting" in your plant, but ultimately it is your plant that makes the choice. @plastechmag 33 Plastics Technology I N J E C T I O N M O L D I N G