Operations
Why filling accuracy costs less than you think
Over-filling by half a percent sounds trivial until you multiply it across a year of production. Here's the arithmetic.On a line running 30,...
Read moreA machine that costs 30% less but stops twice a week is not cheaper. We break down downtime, giveaway and rework into a single number you can compare against the quotation.
Most buying decisions weigh purchase price far more heavily than the operating cost that follows it. Once you account for lost production during breakdowns, over-fill giveaway from an inaccurate dosing head, and the labour spent on rework, a "cheaper" machine can cost several times its price difference within the first year alone.
Before you sign off on a quotation, ask for the accuracy tolerance, the mean time between failures, and the spare-parts lead time — not just the price.
