Análise da redução de custos através da padronização de componentes para moldes de injeção plástica

Abstract

With today's highly competitive mold market, where there is a need to build molds with ever shorter lead times and lower costs, the search for cost reductions is becoming increasingly important. Standardizing the components used in moulds is an alternative that can reduce production time, improve quality control and also reduce the time spent managing manufacturing processes. Based on this, the purpose of this work was to analyze the molds produced in an industry, observing opportunities for improvement, the variety of mold sizes and which components are most commonly used. The proposed method sought to standardize certain components in order to assess cost, manufacturing time and final product quality. The results showed that component standardization is applicable to injection moulds and leads to lower manufacturing costs and a shorter lead time. In addition, the results show that choosing to buy ready-made columns and closure plates directly from the supplier is the most attractive model when compared to the in-house production method. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]