Producers focus on minimizing waste, reducing costs, increasing product quality, and maximizing plant efficiency. Wasted efforts are certainly a drain on resources, in addition to wasted product, creating the need to evaluate and implement lean manufacturing principles. Identifying the key areas in which the manufacturing process is not operating at its peak efficiency provides the framework for improvement.
Minimizing costs is a top priority for producers, and thoroughly evaluating methods of decreasing waste can reduce wasted efforts, wasted product, and wasted energy. Converting process efficiency is often affected by variations in coat weight, inefficient moisture control, and thickness and/or temperature issues. Moisture and thickness can play a key role in the final product’s quality and use.