Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for rubber moulding companies.
A checklist built from how rubber moulding companies 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.
- Compound batches and test results
- Mould and cavity register
- Press cure settings
- Preform and shot records
- Trimming and post-cure
- First-off and part approvals
- Bags, labels and delivery
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For owners
- For the mixing room
- For press operators
- For quality inspectors
- For planners and dispatch
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Orders by press with compound batch and cure
- Batches released, held and rejected
- Scrap by cause, mould and cavity
- Shots since cleaning by mould
- Compound used against parts moulded
- Bonded part test results by batch
- Buyer balances, oldest due first
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Rheometer result file import
- Weighing scale input
- Barcode and bag label printing
- WhatsApp or other messaging
- Accounting software export
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Can a delivery be traced to its compound batch?
- How are cure settings kept?
- Can it show rejects by cavity?
- Does it track mould cleaning?
- Can we keep approved samples with the order?
- How are bonded parts handled?
- How do our moulds and recipes get in?
- Who owns the batch and cure records?
- What decides the price?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Compound batches and parts are separate worlds
- Cure settings are chalked on the press
- Cavity faults hide in the mix
- Preform weight drifts
- First-off approvals are lost
Prefer to talk it through? See the rubber moulding companies page.