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Production / Jobs
J-7316In progressHigh priorityDue Nov 13
Qty12,000
CustomerArden Appliance
MoldT-118, customer-owned
Operations5
Materials
Mold
Process sheet
Files
Cost
3 of 5 operations done
OpStep and pressSetup h
est / actual
Run h
est / actual
GoodScrapStatus
10
Dry and load resin
Dryer D-3 · ABS lot W-61187, 4 h at 180 °F
0.5 / 0.5———Done
20
Hang mold and set process
Mold T-118 · process sheet PS-118 rev 4
3.0 / 3.5———Done
30
First articleQC sign-off
5 shots · dimensions and color vs master plaque
—1.0 / 1.0——Done
40
Mold and pack at press
Press 7 · 300 t · 2 cavities · 40.0 s standard
—68.3 / 41.27,018212In progress
50
Final audit
AQL sample · cert of conformance with resin lot
—0.5 / ———Not started
Press 7 · 300 tLive · 10:10 AM
Cycle timeStandard 40.0 s41.0 sSlow
Scrap this runStandard 2.4%2.9%High
Mold T-118 shotsPM due at 200,000184,815OK
Dryer D-3 dew pointMax −20 °F−40 °FIn spec
Timeline
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AllNotesChangesEmailsAI
Operator · Change · Nov 10, 6:05 AM
Shift 3 on press 7: 1,354 good, 50 scrap (sink, cavity 2)
Process tech · Note · Nov 8, 9:30 PM
Cooling up 1 s for sink on cavity 2, cycle now 41 s. Water line flagged for the mold PM
QC · Change · Nov 8, 4:40 PM
First article approved: 5 shots in tolerance, color ΔE 0.6 vs master plaque
Material handler · Change · Nov 8, 8:15 AM
ABS lot W-61187 and masterbatch lot MB-0932 scanned to dryer D-3
One job, end to end

Every job in one place,
from release to cost

Where this lives today
  • Quote spreadsheet
  • Press whiteboard
  • Process sheet binder
  • Resin lot log
  • Mold shot counts
  • QuickBooks
Production / Jobs
J-7268Closed (costed)Cost locked Oct 13
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Qty12,000
CustomerArden Appliance
MoldT-118, customer-owned
Operations5
Materials
Mold
Process sheet
Files
Cost
Actual cost$11,523.38est $11,274.04
Margin21.3%est 23.0%
Cost per good part$0.960est $0.940
Scrap3.1%380 parts · est 2.4%
Over estimate by $249.34. A chiller fault raised the mold water temperature, so cooling went up and the cycle ran 41 s instead of 40.
EstimatedActualVariance $Qty est / actual
Resin and colorant$5,230.64$5,265.58+$34.943,607 / 3,631 lb
ABS lot W-60942 · $1.38/lb$4,785.84$4,817.58+$31.743,468 / 3,491 lb
Gray masterbatch 4% · $3.20/lb$444.80$448.00+$3.20139 / 140 lb
Regrind, own runners · 9.3%$0.00$0.00$0.00369 / 371 lb
Press time and labor$5,918.60$6,133.00+$214.4073.3 / 76.0 h
10 Dry and load resin · $48/h$24.00$24.00$0.000.5 / 0.5 h
20 Hang mold and set process · $68/h$204.00$238.00+$34.003.0 / 3.5 h
30 First article · $60/h$60.00$60.00$0.001.0 / 1.0 h
40 Press 7, 300 t · $82/h$5,600.60$5,781.00+$180.4068.3 / 70.5 h
50 Final audit · $60/h$30.00$30.00$0.000.5 / 0.5 h
Packaging
Cartons of 250, liners and labels
$124.80$124.80$0.0048 / 48
Total$11,274.04$11,523.38+$249.34—
Revenue 12,000 × $1.22 = $14,640.00, priced on a resin basis of $1.38/lb. Freight is collect and not counted. Variance = actual − estimated.
Timeline
AllNotesChangesEmailsAI
Bookkeeper · Payment · Nov 6
INV-7618 paid
ACH $14,640.00
Production manager · Change · Oct 13
Job closed, cost locked
$11,523 actual vs $11,274 est
Shipping · Change · Oct 9
12,000 shipped on SH-3296
48 cartons · cert of conformance with resin lot W-60942
QC · Change · Oct 9
Final audit passed
AQL sample, no defects found
Operator · Change · Oct 8
Run done on press 7
12,000 good, 380 scrap (3.1%) · mold T-118 at 181,200 shots
Maintenance · Change · Oct 7
Chiller 2 repaired
Mold water back to 55 °F
QC · Change · Oct 5
First article approved
Color ΔE 0.5 vs master plaque
Material handler · Change · Oct 5
Resin lots issued to dryer D-3
ABS W-60942 · masterbatch MB-0917
AI · Change · Sep 29
Created from release 6
Color on the release checked with Arden
AI · Email · Sep 29
Release 6 confirmed to Arden
Ship Oct 9 · AI-drafted
AI features

AI does the plant's paperwork.
A person approves it.

AI drafts quotes from emailed RFQs, turns customer releases into jobs, checks resin bills against the PO price and follows up on payments. Nothing posts or sends until someone in the office approves it.

Quote drafting

Turns an emailed RFQ into a ready quote, priced from part weight, resin, cycle time and press rate.

RFQ: AH-2310 rev ALena Hart, Arden Appliance
Can you quote AH-2310 rev A in ABS, light gray? Drawing and STEP file attached. Usage is about 60,000 a year, released 10,000 at a time.Thanks, Lena
Q-2236 · Arden ApplianceResin basis $1.38/lbDrafted by AI
ItemQtyPrice
AH-2310 rev A
0.31 lb ABS · 2 cavities · 44 s cycle
10,000$1.34
Mold T-131, 2 cavities
Customer-owned · 50% with PO
1$48,500

Release intake

Turns customer releases into jobs, matched to your parts, molds and approved colors.

J-7316 · Arden ApplianceFrom release 7, PO AA-30417Drafted by AI
PartAH-2207 rev D
Qty12,000
Ship byNov 13
The release says black, but AH-2207 rev D is only approved in light gray. Check with Arden before scheduling.

Bill capture and 3-way match

Checks resin and colorant bills against the PO price and what you received.

Bill B-6603Westfall PolymersMatched by AI
POReceivedBill
ABS (lb)4,0004,0004,000
Amount$5,520—$5,840
Billed at $1.46/lb against a PO price of $1.38/lb. Westfall's increase doesn't start until Dec 1.

Collections

Reads replies to payment reminders, then pauses them or follows up.

INV-7690 · Brookfield Outdoor$8,415 · 11 days lateRead by AI
Nov 9 · Reminder sentYour invoice is 11 days past due.
Nov 10 · Customer replied"AP needed the receiver matched. It's in the Nov 24 run."
Read by AIPromise to pay Nov 24. Reminders paused until then.

Ask your data

Ask about resin costs, scrap or margins. Every answer links to the records behind it.

What if ABS hits $1.46?
BO-4410 · Brookfield12.9% margin−$2,310
AH-2207 · Arden19.4% margin−$1,680
AH-1904 · Arden16.5% margin−$1,140
Parts hit hardest: margin at $1.46/lb and yearly cost at forecast usage
Built around how your plant runs

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We'll build it.

Tell us what you need and we'll build it. Changes are included in your monthly fee.

"Can we block a run from starting until the resin has dried long enough?"Built in 2 weeks
"Can we hold a job when regrind goes over the customer's limit?"Built in 1 week
"Can a resin price change flow into the price on the next release?"Built in 3 weeks
"Can the schedule run colors light to dark on each press to cut purge?"Built in 3 weeks
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Built for the way molders and extruders work

Q-2214 · AH-2207 rev D
Arden Appliance · ABS, light gray · resin basis $1.38/lb
Accepted
Cost at 12,000BasisPer releasePer part
Resin and colorant0.29 lb part + runner · 4% masterbatch$5,231$0.436
Press timePress 7 · 2 cavities · 40 s · $82/h$5,601$0.467
Setup and qualityDry, hang mold, first article, audit$318$0.027
PackagingCartons of 250, liners, labels$125$0.010
MoldT-118 · customer-owned, 2 cavities——
Total cost$11,274$0.940
Price per part by release size
5,000 parts$1.2723.1% margin · 2 weeks12,000 parts$1.2223.0% margin · 2 weeks25,000 parts$1.2022.8% margin · 3 weeks

Plastics quoting from part weight and cycle time

Price each part from part and runner weight, resin price, cycle time, cavities and the press rate. Setup is spread across the release, so bigger releases cost less per part. Extruded profiles price by the foot.

  • Resin cost includes runners, regrind and let-down
  • Press rates by tonnage, extrusion by line speed
  • Resin basis on every quote for price adjustments
Press schedule
All presses and lines · ship-date order
Today, Tue 10
PressMon 9Tue 10Wed 11Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18
Press 2110 tJ-7320Hold · colorJ-7330 · LT-214Lumen Tech · black PP
Press 4200 tJ-7322 · AH-1904Arden · 70%J-7327 · LT-220Lumen Tech
Press 7300 t · T-118J-7316 · AH-22077,018 of 12,000J-7324 · AH-2215Arden · light gray
Press 9500 tJ-7311Late · due Nov 9J-7326 · BO-4415Brookfield Outdoor
Extrusion 11.5 in lineJ-7314 · SL-10 sealPinecrest RV · 80%J-7325 · TP-22 trimPinecrest RV
Extrusion 22.5 in lineJ-7317 · TP-40 trimPinecrest RV · 45%J-7328 · SL-12 sealPinecrest RV
RunningLateOn holdScheduledToday

The production schedule

See every job queued and running on every press and extrusion line, in ship-date order. Late jobs are flagged.

  • A row per press, with its tonnage
  • Extrusion lines on the same schedule
  • Late jobs are flagged
Press 7300 t · mold T-118Rosa T.RT
Clocked in at 6:02 AMJ-7316 · Op 40AH-2207 rev D · Arden Appliance
Good so far7,018 / 12,000Cartons28 / 48
ABS lot W-61187 · MB-0932Dried 4 h at 180 °F · scanned at dryer D-3
Cycle time41.0 sStandard 40.0 s · 2 cavities
Good parts this session
−701+
SinkShort shotFlashSplayScrap this session: 24, sink on cavity 2Cycle 1.0 s over standardLog counts

The press-side tablet

Operators sign in with a PIN and log good parts and scrap by reason at the press. Resin lots are scanned at the dryer, so every carton traces back to its lot. Prices stay hidden.

  • Scrap by reason: sink, short shot, flash, splay
  • Resin and masterbatch lots scanned at the dryer
  • Box labels print with the resin lot
J-7268 · Cost
AH-2207 rev D · release 6 · 12,000 good · cost locked Oct 13
Closed
Actual cost$11,523$249 over estimateMargin21.3%on $14,640 revenuePer good part$0.960est $0.940 · 3.1% scrap
CostEstimatedActualVariance
Press time68.3 h est · 70.5 h actual, cycle 41 s$5,601$5,781+$180
Resin and colorantABS lot W-60942 · 3,607 lb est · 3,631 lb$5,231$5,266+$35
Setup and quality5.0 h est · 5.5 h actual$318$352+$34
Packaging, 48 cartons$125$125$0
Total$11,274$11,523+$249

Job costing

Every job shows estimated vs actual resin, press time, setup and scrap, so you can see which parts, molds and customers make money.

  • Cycle time and scrap vs standard
  • Resin by lot, estimated vs actual pounds
  • Cost per good part
Included

Everything a plastics plant needs, all included

One system, no add-on modules to buy.

Sell

  • Quoting from part weight, cycle time and press rate
  • Blanket orders and releases
  • Shipping with certificates of conformance and resin lots
  • Invoices and payments (card and ACH)
  • Customer portal

Make

  • Jobs and process sheets for presses and extrusion lines
  • Production schedule by press and line
  • Press-side tablet (counts, scrap reasons, downtime)
  • Molds: cavities, shot counts, PMs and who owns the tool
  • Job costing (cycle time, scrap, cost per part)

Quality

  • First article and in-process checks with sign-offs
  • Holds, scrap reasons and nonconformances
  • PPAP files for automotive parts (PSW, control plan, dimensional results)

Buy and stock

  • Purchasing (resin, colorant, inserts and packaging)
  • Receiving with resin lots and certificates of analysis
  • Lot tracing from resin to shipment
  • Stock (resin by the pound or gaylord, finished parts) and barcode scanning
  • Resin planning from open releases

Money and data

  • QuickBooks and Xero sync
  • Reports and Ask your data
Pricing

How pricing works

How pricing works

One monthly fee plus a one-time setup, quoted after we've seen how you work.

  • Unlimited users, including press operators on every shift
  • Hosting, data migration, AI features and support included
  • Changes included, not billed as change orders
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