Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for seal and O-ring manufacturers.
A checklist built from how seal and O-ring 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.
- Size and compound catalogue
- Cure date and shelf-life rules
- Mould and cavity register
- Compound lots with test results
- Cord-splice and lip seal assembly
- Kits from the catalogue
- Lot labels and delivery
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For owners
- For sales and order desk
- For planners and moulding supervisors
- For quality staff
- For packers and dispatch
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Sizes below minimum stock, by compound
- Lots approaching shelf-life end
- Test results by lot and compound
- Moulding plan by press and compound
- Mould and insert use since last repair
- Kits built and short
- Distributor balances, oldest due first
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Barcode and bag label printing
- Weighing scale input for counting
- Hardness tester file import
- WhatsApp or other messaging
- Accounting software export
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Can it warn about aged stock?
- Can a customer see the cure date on the label?
- Can it hold a large size catalogue?
- How are moulds with inserts recorded?
- Can lip seals be traced to their case and spring?
- How are kits defined?
- Will our current size sheets carry over?
- Who owns the lot and test records?
- How is the cost worked out?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Shelf life is not tracked
- Size catalogues are huge
- Mould cavities serve many sizes
- Compound identity is lost in the bag
- Seal kits are assembled from memory
Prefer to talk it through? See the seal and O-ring manufacturers page.