Reducing Scrap and Customer Rejections

October 13, 2023

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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October 13, 2023

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October 13, 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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