Forming audits — IS machine timing, mould equipment, NNPB/BB/PB process control.
A deep dive inside the IS machine — section timing, mechanism wear, mould cooling and the defect signatures they produce.
What this service does.
The hot-end audit covers everything from gob to lehr. The forming audit is a deep dive inside the IS machine itself — section timing, mould equipment, mechanism wear, mould cooling, and the defect signatures they produce. Most plants need both. Many plants only need this one.
Why plants choose this service.
Mechanism-deep
Plunger, neck ring, baffle, takeout, dead plate, pusher — every mechanism inspected, scored, and prioritised.
Defect → cause mapping
Settle wave, baffle mark, choked neck, leaner, washboard, bird-cage, stuck ware — mapped to the mechanism that's actually causing it.
Process-window discipline
NNPB, BB, PB and wide-mouth press-and-blow process windows benchmarked against best-known state.
What you get.
How it runs.
Pre-audit data review
90 days of defect, downtime and speed data; recent maintenance logs; mould inventory state.
On-site, machine-by-machine
3–5 days per IS machine, full mechanism walk-down, timing diagnostic, defect signature analysis.
Findings + workshop
Mechanism scorecards, defect mapping, prioritised actions for each IS machine.
Implementation support
Optional 90-day support to close the highest-impact items.
Questions, answered.
Yes. Our team has run all three. Servo-specific items are covered separately in the audit (precision motion control, servo timing, valve-block calibration).
Not always. Some plants only need the forming audit. We help you scope it on a 30-minute call.
Often paired with.
Hot End Audit
Independent audit of IS machines, forehearth, hot-end coating, ware handling and pack-to-melt KPIs.
Job Change Tool
The world's first systemised Job Change Tool — SKU Library · Live Execution · KPI Tracking.
Job Change Lifecycle
End-to-end methodology — planning, SOP, mould preheat, execution, first ware, stabilisation, post-mortem.
30-minute call with a senior practitioner.
Bring a problem — leave with a direction.