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moldmakingtechnology.com 37 difficulty rating for all molds. Over time, this rating revealed who was being assigned all the hard molds, so we were then able to keep the degree-of-difficulty rating as even as possible throughout the shop. Each degree-of-difficulty mold rating should be deter- mined by a shop vote, with the manager breaking any ties. We simply post a list of molds on the shop wall and allow the repair technicians to score the molds 1 through 5 (5 being the toughest). This code is then added to the mold number for quick sorting purposes. Features and run requirements. Repair technicians work repetitively on molds. In other words, there is always another mold to work on when one job is completed. Companies don't have the luxury of treating every mold repair like a rebuild project with lengthy downtimes and time-consuming inspections. On top of that, mold complexity, and 30 or 40 different tooling configurations running in one basic frame promote a just-in-time culture with short production sched- ules. These features and run requirements can greatly influ- ence a repair technician's mold performance rates, so they must be taken into consideration. It must be said that repair technicians should not be judged on skill competencies alone. Intangibles such as attendance, attitude, integrity, professionalism and a passion to learn should also be considered when it comes to raises or promotions, as many of these qualities migrate into per- formance metrics when viewed over time. It is important to use specific, controlling, weighted factors of the job to keep things fair and as accurate as possible. CONTRIBUTOR Steve Johnson is president of MoldTrax Maintenance Solutions, which provides specialized course work, hands-on bench training, maintenance software, maintenance products, toolroom design and maintenance-efficiency auditing. FOR MORE INFORMATION MoldTrax Maintenance Solutions / 419-281-0790 steve@moldtrax.com / glenn@moldtrax.com / moldtrax.com LEARN MORE For more on the degrees of difficulty, visit short.moldmakingtechnology.com/dod . ✓ ✓ Typical cycle-time reduction of 20 to 40% ✓ ✓ Lower reject rates due to unform cooling ✓ ✓ Stronger parts via lower molded-in stress Are you ready for this game changing technology? If not then attend The Conformal Cooling Conference The Conformal Cooling Conference May 16-17, 2017 Crowne Plaza Northstar Minneapolis, MN For more information: www.ConformalCoolingConference.com info@conformalcoolingconference.com Presentations include: • Injection Molds - Bonding Technologies • Vacuum Brazing • Applications & Benefits of Diffusion Bonding • Metal Additive Manufacturing • New Equipment for Maintaining Conformal Cooling Channels • Combining Simulation & Thermovision

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