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MONTH 2015 80 CompositesWorld WORK IN PROGRESS develops the plan, produces the optimized nest, chooses the mate- rials and provides the optimized nest fles for the operator. "All of the tracking the operator used to do is now done in a few minutes," Hod explains. "Te operator's tasks are now reduced to getting the rolls of materials and starting the cutting machine. Tis reduces not only manual labor but also opportunities for error. It increases our efciency and our process control, which improves quality." Reduced waste, improved efciency When asked about the 5% savings in raw materials, Hod admits this does not sound like much, "but when you use hundreds of yards per day of hundreds of raw materials, it adds up." He also notes that in aerospace, the typical efciency in cutting raw materials is usually only 65-70% — 30% is waste. "So being able to reduce this also adds to the bottom line." IAI has many material rolls of diferent lengths in cold storage. "Before, we didn't know when to best use the remnants," says Hod. "Would we have enough to make all of the parts for that run or that day?" Now, TPO does that analysis. "Before, looking at which rolls were closest to their expiration date and out-time limits was all done manually," says Hod. Now it is automated. One fnal point also has an impact: "I am gaining material that I previously did not use but I am also freeing up operator and engi- neering resources." Hod explains, "When you have to increase your TPO decides WHICH produc- tion orders to run WHEN, using WHICH rolls on WHAT machines, to create the optimal nests Waste reduction a key to cost control By better using materials, Platiane's TPO has reduced IAI's raw material consump- tion by 5%, a signifcant help when aerospace industry efciency in cutting raw materials is, generally, in the range of 65-70%. Source | Plataine Fiber Reinforcement • Carbon, aramid and other high performance fiber reinforcements Prepreg Systems • Advanced thermoplastic and thermoset uni-direc- tional tapes and fabric prepreg Films and Laminates • Solution, powder-coated and film laminated fabrics/adhesives 86 Providence Rd. Millbury, MA 01527 508 581 2100 | barrday.com ADVANCED MATERIAL SOLUTIONS Aircraft Interiors Structural Aerospace Energy Transportation Carbon/Carbon Ablatives Military/Defense RTM and HT-RTM Thermoforming Pre-Preg Compression presses Preforming Wet-Layup Modular systems designed for both manual and fully automated production. WICKERT production systems are created around the unique material properties of the composites industry including: COMPOSITE MANUFAC TURING SYSTEMS www.wickert-usa.com In North America contact: DESMA USA, Inc. 2195 Arbor Tech Drive Hebron, KY 41048 859 525 5510 sales@wickert-presstech.de Customized solutions for the composites industry Booth 824 Oct. 13 - 15, 2015 Booth ZA 87 Oct. 27 - 29, 2015