PLV Systems Introduces a Material Quality Audit Service for Incoming Materials used by Window and Door Manufacturers

A new service to identify causes of production downtime for Window and Door manufacturers'. The service focuses on material variation in extruded profiles and the cost/effect on the manufacturing process. No capital purchases are required. Services are customized for each manufacturer.

(PRWEB) March 15, 2006 -- PLV Systems Inc., a leader in extrusion material measurement systems for over 10 years, is pleased to announce the availability of a new service that provides an incoming material quality audit and analysis service for the Window and Door manufacturing industry.

The industry generally incurs a loss of 4% to 6% of available production, due to incoming material variations. The availability of a service means that a window and door company does not have to make the commitment to purchase measurement equipment (and provide the training and support staff to run an extensive Quality Control department) to achieve benefits in reducing production downtime.

The service starts by working with the window and door manufacturer and when possible, the supplier of the extruded profiles, to identify material orientations used in the manufacturing process. These orientations are then translated into an electronic measurement specification that can measure an incoming extruded cross section. The incoming material is measured as it is received on an automated measurement system (provided as part of the service) in approximately 15 to 20 seconds per profile. The time frame over which to run the audit may be determined by the manufacturer.

Following the audit period, a report of the dimensional characteristics of the material audited is generated. The report is used as a guideline to identify the areas of dimensional variance causing production disruptions. It is at this point a dialogue with the supplier may be required to identify areas in the original material specifications that may need to be updated to improve the incoming material.

Based on annual sales of $20 Million per year, a window and door company can save $200,000.00 per year.

For further Information:

Sam Melamed
PLV Systems Inc.
905-761-7234 x24
sales1@plv.com
www.plv.com

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