Calculator for Lean Manufacturing
 
Throughput Analysis
Current Process
Lean Manufacturing
Number of times feeders exhaust in a shift
How long is the Component Placement Head not placing components when you reload a feeder?
20 sec
How many changeovers occur during a single shift?
(on average)
How long is the Component Placement Head not placing components during an entire feeder changeover? (in minutes)
20 min
First pass yield per shift (# of boards, or panels)
Components placed per shift
Increased throughput from line
Increased uptime per shift
 
Shifts per day
 
Additional boards produced per day
The profit or margin of each board or panel being shipped (enter dollars ex: 50 or 1,000.00)
$
 
Annualized increase in margin after Lean Manufacturing adopted
 (# of additional boards * board margin * 260 working days)

ROI -- Return on Investment
  Profit-Driven Manufacturing™ (Total Cost, including all expenses)
$
  Payback period (in shifts)
  Return on Investment during first month
  Return on Investment ($) during first month
$

 

 

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Serving the electronics assembly industry for over 20 years, Bliss Industries, Inc. has developed PROFIT-DRIVEN MANUFACTURING™ (PDM™), a cart-based process and integration service developed to increase PC board SMT-line throughput and capacity by up to 40%. Hundreds of customers worldwide, including dozens of the top OEMs and EMS providers have reported “dramatic” increases in throughput and capacity as a result of PDM. Eleven product families support the cart-based processes of PDM including component and feeder storage, PC board handling, feeder setup and staging, and stencil storage. Bliss Industries prides itself on a no-surprises approach to execution and is renowned for its commitment to quality, integrity and customer service. For more information, please visit www.blissindustries.com or call us direct at +1-408-945-8401.


 

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