Plastics
Plastic extrusion: the resin lot and the yield of the run
An extrusion run can look fine on the line and still consume a different resin lot, a different pound per foot, and a different scrap coil than the price assumed.
Yield that shows up only when the silo is reconciled is a history of resin you cannot put back.
What the open run has to show
- The resin lot on the run, not a blend of whatever was in the hopper.
- Pounds in and good length out, before the run is closed.
- Startup scrap and a purge kept on that run.
That is the same kind of gap as seeing the work while it is still open and quoting from a current cost.
The week the record is late
The schedule says the line will finish Thursday. Purchasing already promised the next order from the same resin. The yield on this run was short, and nobody sees it until the paperwork.
The next quote should read the yield this run actually got. MFGMAX Beverage and Food holds that record. Accounting can stay where it is. Other systems can connect. What moves, and when, is shown before you commit.
Mark the week on Problems and Solutions, or read how integrations stay with the platform instead of replacing it.
Questions
What should stay on the open run?
The resin lot on the run, not a blend of whatever was in the hopper. Pounds in and good length out, before the run is closed. Startup scrap and a purge kept on that run.
When should the run be compared with the quote?
While it is still open. A count after invoicing explains a loss. It does not give the material or the hours back.
What does MFGMAX connect this to?
The next quote should read the yield this run actually got.