SOLUTIONS: WHY USE QUICK DIE CHANGE VEHICLES

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

The Quick Die Change consultation and equipment system enabled a very large hardware manufacturing company to achieve an 80% reduction in setup times within two weeks. The company input has increased by over 40% which in turn reduced the average changeover from 33 minutes to less than 15 minutes in three days. The customer stated with savings of nearly 200k a year, the system paid for itself in about two months.

REDUCED LABOR, SAFER OPERATIONS

A renowned heating and cooling company contacted RICO to improve their die changing process. The company utilized up to 3 or more personnel for each change and was also putting the employees at risk for injury. A RICO heavy duty walk-behind die handler was purchased and immediately enabled the process to be a no-hands, one-man operation.

DRASTIC IMPROVEMENT

RICO drastically improved operations for one of the largest production units for steel laminations. The facility had multiple injuries on file and sustained irreparable damage to dies using a standard forklift for changeover. With its QDC solution, RICO manufactured a dedicated walk-behind die handler to protect the employee(s) and dies to ensure a safe and accident-free environment.

A COMPLETE SOLUTION

A large component manufacturer for the auto industry invests into a complete Quick Die Change System solution. After consultation and an overview of the current process; Over 30 die operations a week that each took an excess of 37 minutes, that time was reduced to approximately 7 minutes and significantly less labor. The customer determined the system paid for itself in approximately 45 days just with the reduction of allocated resources and time.