Case Studies: Plastic Packaging Industry

Kawaguchi 280 Injection Moulding Machines:
The name plate on these machines had a description for a lubricant but it was incorrectly spelt. No one took the time to confirm if there was such a product on the market and therefore used a product with a similar name (information confirmed by a national oil company call-centre). 2000 hours later the bushes and shafts of the Toggles had to be replaced at a cost of R23500.00 excluding downtime of 2 weeks while awaiting parts and re-assembly of machine.