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| Finding the right manufacture | 10/24/2009 |
Q: I am have started my journey on researching how to start an hair care product line. Hopefully if ...
A: A contract manufacturing may be a good starting point. You need to test your product against ...
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| Pharmaceutical Industry | 7/1/2009 |
Q: Greetings, my question is: What would happen to the Pharmaceutical Industry, especially someone who ...
A: All depends. If you like Chemistry go into Substance Development. If you like innovating, evolution, ...
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| Gun manufacturing. | 6/20/2009 |
Q: I am attempting to create new guns, but i have run into some problems. I need to know how to put the ...
A: Gun making equipment is very specialized equipment, especially if rifling is involved. Gun drilling ...
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| about home care product | 4/16/2009 |
Q: My mom has an idea about a new home care product how does she get it out in the market. what to do ...
A: A patent is only as good as your ability to defend it, in terms of time and money. Also the product ...
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| glass factory location | 4/1/2009 |
Q: can u suggest factors that should be taken into account for selection of site for a glass factory
A: The major factors are: Local availability of silica sand and other raw materials. Local availability ...
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| Revolution counter | 2/7/2009 |
Q: i have to set a rotational switch and count 59 revolutions - i want to use a screw-gun/cordless ...
A: There is no easy way to do it. A reflector tape and sensor would help, but the only easy way is a ...
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| cleaning food conveyor | 10/25/2008 |
Q: How to remove peanut dust ans chips from plastic and metal food transport conveyor system. No ...
A: The peanut is considered an allergen or contaminate and proper cleaning of Table top conveyor chains ...
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| Product Naming | 8/4/2008 |
Q: Where does the name "Mark" come from in labeling product models (usually subsequent models)? Or what ...
A: The term Mark is an old English and Canadian designation for different series or makes of a given ...
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| MTBF | 6/7/2008 |
Q: If I collect downtime data for one shift (480 min) and I have three types of downtime Broken Belt 5 ...
A: Yes they are? The problem most companies will have is to ensure the downtime and frequencies are ...
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| SCADA for OEE tracking | 5/9/2008 |
Q: I read somewhere that automatic data collections of one packaging line has sense only if OEE is ...
A: I was quoted as saying this. But the quote was not understood correctly. Hopefully my response which ...
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| Packaging | 4/23/2008 |
Q: I need to move industrial bench stock (nuts, bolts, screws & washers) from a warehouse to a ...
A: There are small plastic crates that can be purchased. You need the ones that are strong and rigid ...
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| Packing grains | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I would like your advice on the best way to pack grains. We want to go for a more up-market look and ...
A: Plastic containers for your products maybe too expensive, versus traditional packaging in bags. Note ...
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| cheese press | 9/7/2007 |
Q: Maybe you can help me here, I have a pneumatic cheesepress with no gauge except incoming pressure ...
A: In simple terms, if the pneumatic piston has a 2 inch dia. then the surface area is approx. 3.14 sq. ...
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| MASS Assembly | 4/30/2007 |
Q: I am so curious how big company like Nokia, Samsung, Sony can product small product like bluetoth ...
A: These are good questions, but I do not have the time or adequate words to explain it. Basically it ...
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| Packaging solutions | 3/22/2007 |
Q: I represent a portuguese company which produce high-tech moulds for plastic injection, mostly for ...
A: Since your expertise is in molds, investigate packaging machinery manufacturers and companies that ...
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| rework cost | 2/13/2007 |
Q: I am doing calculation of rework cost on one packaging line. Rework consist of bad blisters manual ...
A: Go to http://www.zarpac.com/education_pub_westage.htm Rework is always a loss of profit, since it ...
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| OEE | 9/4/2006 |
Q: Zepf, I am calculating OEE of one pharmaceutical packaging line. The line consist of one ...
A: OEE is made up of the Availability multiplied by (1-Rate Loss) multiplied by the Quality (or 1-scrap ...
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| Overall Factory Efficiency | 8/18/2006 |
Q: I am working in a Food Stuff manufacturing company in UAE.I am responsible for calculating factory ...
A: What you what is to calculate OEE or Overall Equipment Efficiency of a production process. Go to ...
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| Beverage | 8/2/2006 |
Q: I am a Jamaican entering in a new beverage venture and i would want to know where i could source ...
A: There are many standard glass and plastic generic bottle designs that glass companies or plastic ...
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| Future of Parts design | 3/27/2006 |
Q: Im having interest in the "Design of machine elements such as shafts, cranks, rotors & some ...
A: I thought i answered this question. I do not have a list of companies to give you references. ...
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| packaging deodorant/cream products | 12/21/2005 |
Q: How do they package deodorant or creams into the deodorant stick containers? Is the deodorant in a ...
A: Deodorant sticks are filled hot in liquid form. The plastic barrel or stick has the adjusting level ...
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| Can you tell me why most companies use CAD? | 10/5/2005 |
Q: Im writing a business case for my friends company, she has a small engineering company that makes ...
A: There are many CAD packages out there today -from AutoCAD, SoldEdge, SolidWorks, Anvil, etc. that ...
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| OEE Pharma packaging | 9/23/2005 |
Q: When volumes are flat in pharma packaging. How do you get people motivated to still complete events ...
A: If volumes are flat and there is still capacity on the line, then it is difficult to motivate ...
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| lifts and motors | 8/1/2005 |
Q: I am a disabled man who needs assist in the design of a simple lifting system. Not able to afford ...
A: I am not an elevator expert, but when I worked in the mines they used a more advanced form of the ...
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| automation | 3/14/2005 |
Q: do you have any more to add?Hi expert! I have a question that i'm quite interested in and wondering ...
A: Automation as governments, management and unions have used or better put abused automation it has on ...
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| automation | 3/14/2005 |
Q: I have a question that i'm quite interested in and wondering if you can answer me. Can you explain ...
A: This is a lengthy subject. Let me quickly summarize. Automation should only do those things and ...
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| How is a shaving razor produced | 3/11/2005 |
Q: I need to make a research about how a shaving razor (such as those by Gillette) are produced, but I ...
A: Gillette's process is secret, but they produce the blades on automatic machines that insert the ...
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| plastic sandwich bangs | 2/18/2005 |
Q: How do they make the zip-lock platic bags or the trash bags with the included draw string all rolled ...
A: The zip-lock plastic bags are manufactured on horizontal form fill and seal machines that apply and ...
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| lean and agile | 10/24/2004 |
Q: I'm working on lean manufactury theorically,because I'm going to have a presentation on it 7 days ...
A: Agile is not a common usage word in industry that I know of. Could be what they are looking at is ...
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| I have over 100 college credits... | 4/25/2004 |
Q: I have over 100 college credits completed in general studies. I speak, read, and write fluently a ...
A: Cannot help you with this. No work has serenity and quiet environments as its constant normal state. ...
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