Me to machine operator....
'Sometimes, slower is faster'
I further explained....'the infeed of product is slow so the machine work fast for a few cycles, stops, waits for product, restarts, runs fast, stops....etc etc, and the machine doesnt like it, it likes a nice continuous cycle, a smooth process, it runs better'
So I reduced the packing speed to match the infeed, lo and behold the machine instantly started to run smoothly, a seamless uninterrupted cycle, no rejected product because of the sporadic way it was working.
'Seriously, slower really is sometimes faster'
But I know I will probably go back tomorrow and they will have whacked the speed back up
