Husky provides a simulation of a factory’s current state targeting machines, molds and secondary operations – to provide a vision of the future state, under different possible scenarios. The model simulates the production of injection molded parts, complete mold changes and assembled products as required for a one-year period. Variables like mold change time, inventory, machine breakdown/reliability, mold cavitation and cycle time are compared.

Benefits and Deliverables

• Identification of current factory bottlenecks that inhibit on-time delivery
• Understanding of the current state production facility and the impact on production growth
• Effects of seasonality
• Run time model of the software

Scope of Work

• Collection of historical data including:
  • All product information (molds, cavitation, cycle times, BOM)
  • Machine information
  • Shipping schedule by SKU for a one-year period
  • Production schedules
  • Annual volumes/quantities
  • Secondary/assembly operations speeds
  • Scrap and machine breakdown information
• Simulation of the current state
• Scenario testing of defined variables
• Identification of improvement opportunities for further study
• Final report of current state

Injection Molders Who Would Benefit

• Molders who are experiencing production growth
• Molders who need to optimize inventory levels to meet demand
• Molders who are considering purchasing new machines
• Molders who want to gain an understanding of the interdependencies in the factory