40 Days to Build 1 Million Units
With no complicated electronics or moving parts we were curious to see how quickly we could get our fluidic oscillator manufactured at scale. So we went to our manufacturing partners, they did some analysis and presented a plan that could get 1 million units completed in 40 days.
Here is how that plan unfolded.
Tooling Recommendations
Base Tool:
- Top Tool: 4 Cav. Tool, insert molding
- Hot Runner tool to reduce cycle time
- Estimate cycle time 50 sec
- Material: PP
Top Tool:
- 4 Cav. Tool, insert molding
- Hot Runner tool to reduce cycle time
- Estimate cycle time 70 sec including loading 3x4 metal threads
- Material: PP
Tooling Capacity Calculation
Base Tool:
- Top Tool: 4 Cav. Tool
- Estimate cycle time 50 sec
- 20-hour day = 3600 x 20 / 50 x 4 = 5760 units/day/tool
Top Tool:
- 4 Cav. Tool
- Estimate cycle time 70 sec
- 20-hour day = 3600 x 20 / 70 x 4 = 4114 units/day/tool
Tooling Lead Time - Premium Cost to Expedite
Tooling Quantity Assumption
Daily and Cumulative Volume
