By performing online,
real-time statistical process control, any process that starts to lose
control can be identified and stabilized before bad parts are ever molded.
This process data is also used to determine the quality of each
individual shot. Should a process variable fall outside of established
parameters, the molding press activates a diverter shoot to place that shot
into the scrap container.
All process data is stored in electronic format to assure that the same
processing parameters are run at each setup. This eliminates the
traditional "human factor" that can adversely affect the molding process at
setup and during the production run.