Worked scenario
A new die cut for a size the customer already had
Converters hold hundreds of dies and commission new ones because searching the existing set is harder than ordering another.
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A converter accumulates tooling. Each die was made for a job and stored afterwards. Whether it is ever used again depends on whether anyone connects a new enquiry to it.
Searching is harder than ordering
Faced with a quotation deadline, commissioning a new die is quick and certain. Searching a rack of unlabelled tooling is neither, so the new die gets ordered and the rack grows.
Catalogue at the point of storage
Dimensions and style recorded when a die is put away make it findable. Done later, as a project, it never happens — there is always more urgent work.
Condition matters as much as existence
A die that exists but is worn produces a quality problem that looks like a process fault. Recording usage lets replacement be planned rather than discovered during a run.
What changes
- Dies catalogued by dimensions and style, searchable at quoting
- Existing die identified before a new one is commissioned
- Die condition and usage recorded so replacement is planned
- Tooling cost attributed to the customer it was made for
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