Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for medical plastics manufacturers.
A checklist built from how medical plastics manufacturers work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Resin lots and dryer records
- Mould and tool register
- Press runs and process settings
- Inspection and cavity checks
- Cleanroom packing and labels
- Customer lots and certificates
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For planners
- For setters
- For operators
- For quality
- For tool room
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Presses and moulds scheduled against orders
- Resin lots issued with drying hours
- Rejects by defect code and mould
- Moulds due for maintenance by shot count
- Lots held and released
- Customer-owned tools with location
- Shipments by lot and certificate
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Press and monitoring data exports
- Barcode and label printers
- Weighing scale
- Accounting export
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Can we record resin drying for each lot?
- How do you handle several cavities?
- Are validated settings locked?
- Can customer-owned moulds be tracked?
- Can a lot be placed on hold?
- Does it print certificates?
- Can it connect to press monitors?
- What does a proposal depend on?
- Can existing moulds be loaded?
- Does it meet medical standards by itself?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Resin lots and drying are noted loosely
- Cavity data gets lost
- Customer tools need their own history
- Cleanroom packing is hard to prove
- Process settings drift without notice
Prefer to talk it through? See the medical plastics manufacturers page.