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Case Study

Reducing Scrap and Customer Rejections

Customer Benefits

Cost Savings

  • $350,000 annually from saved safety components
  • Plus 23% savings in management of end customer part rejections
   

Quality Improvement

  • Eliminated 23% end customer part rejections
  • Saved 48,000 high-value parts annually
  • Reliable high performance adhesive to carry across critical applications 
   

The Challenge

End-customer was scrapping 23% of an expensive part due to missing traceability label when receiving their order

  • Contaminated surface area, small substrate curvature causing traceability label to fall off product at end original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
  • Costly part rejections by OEM customer due to inadequately performing label
   

The AWT Solution

  • Indentified the source of contamination and developed an aggressive adhesive system
  • Addressed application challenges for machine dispensing and placement in legacy manufacturing environment
  • Developed customized packaging and handling methods to ensure 100% usable material that does not flag or fall off the product
 
 

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  • November 16, 2023
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Customer Benefits

Cost Savings

  • $350,000 annually from saved safety components
  • Plus 23% savings in management of end customer part rejections
   

Quality Improvement

  • Eliminated 23% end customer part rejections
  • Saved 48,000 high-value parts annually
  • Reliable high performance adhesive to carry across critical applications 
   

The Challenge

End-customer was scrapping 23% of an expensive part due to missing traceability label when receiving their order

  • Contaminated surface area, small substrate curvature causing traceability label to fall off product at end original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
  • Costly part rejections by OEM customer due to inadequately performing label
   

The AWT Solution

  • Indentified the source of contamination and developed an aggressive adhesive system
  • Addressed application challenges for machine dispensing and placement in legacy manufacturing environment
  • Developed customized packaging and handling methods to ensure 100% usable material that does not flag or fall off the product
 
 

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