The Flexible Packaging Blog

Maximizing Uptime

Written by David Roberge | Jan 12, 2011 2:15:00 PM

When a line is down due to a part being needed, you incur the double whammy of both wasted labor cost and lost production output.

Have you evaluated your spare parts inventory lately? In doing so, you should consider three categories of parts.

  • Wear items that have to be replaced frequently
  • Parts that are key to equipment operation
  • Parts that are not able to be obtained on a timely basis.

With the right parts in your inventory, you are more likely to return to operation more quickly. Also, by the timely replacements of normal wear items, you will maintain your packaging line at a more efficient level.