The Obsolescence Check: Why Your Best Machine Is Also Your Biggest Risk
The most dangerous machine is the one that shuts up and just works, over 20 years it fades into the furniture and the mundane. When it breaks its obsolete you can’t fix it. At best you lose a couple months of production at worse you lose your business. You need to do an obsolescence check now!
How to Get Dimensions From a Handmade Sheet Metal Plate While Minimising Downtime
Clients prefer you don't stop thier machine, here is an easy paper based templating method that you can use to get accurate dimensions for the replacement part. It minimises downtime while getting better results than if you were to measure the dimensions by hand on site.
Why Your Filling Machine Is Underfilling (And Why It's Probably Not the PLC)
A dual piston filler kept underfilling and eventually seized. We traced it to a V-seal design flaw and a chemical compatibility issue — neither had anything to do with the electronics.
Cardboard Aided Design: The Cheapest Insurance Policy in Manufacturing
Before committing R16,000 of raw stock to machining, we cut a 1:1 cardboard template and fit it into the actual machine. Twenty minutes of low-tech checking that can save thousands in scrapped material.
