the Problem
The existing guidewire hydrophilic coating process worked well, but the operating costs were too high. It was labor-intensive and an inefficient use of expensive coating chemicals.
the Solution
The equipment was redesigned to:
- Automatically dispense chemicals
- Perform manual tasks automatically
- Reduce consumables
- Reduce clean-up
the Outcome
The redesigned equipment reduced:
- Chemical wastage by 13%
- Labor by 22%
- Cycle time by 16%
