| Cell Manufacturing with Press-Side |
Off-Line Batch Processing |
- Provides ideal cell manufacturing characteristics such as small footprint, simple operation, and flexibility
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- Requires large, clean space for processing as well as warehouse space for products in queue
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- Allows rapid-cycle coating
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- Poses large risk of part contamination from dust, water vapor and fingerprints during queue time
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- Offers synchronous operation with the molding press
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- Often requires base coating (and inherent environmental hazards) to achieve coating adhesion on contaminated parts
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- Increases yields and minimizes scrap through early detection and correction of process variances
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- Lacks flexibility in design options
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- Rapid change over, low cost tooling
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- Labor-intensive tool changes
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