Rosti's customer required a plastic injection moulding partner, strategically located in Turkey, to produce over 5 million units per year. As part of this requirement, they were looking to review the design and production processes to realise the benefits of a more sustainable, cost-effective, improved product.
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Rosti Turkey was ideally situated to allow their customer to use In-Mould Labelling to produce their packaging, moving away from screen printing which has limited visual attributes. Using IML also reduces production cycle time and the associated labour costs in comparison to screen printing.
Realising the benefits of Rosti’s Innovation Capabilities
Rosti produced samples of the new product design using their in-house 3D printing capabilities. Rosti team analysed the sample products for IML compliance, and ease of assembly with a range of testing taking place to ensure the product was compliant and met the quality requirements. Working with the mould supplier, Rosti specialists discussed changes and alterations to the tooling following the testing. Rosti specialists increased the capacity by reducing the cycle times within the moulds, resulting in increase capacity and reduced energy consumption.
Project Management and Engineering Support
A key element of the project was the material selection process with a number of raw material trials being carried out and assessed at each key stage of the production process. Rosti worked closely with the customer to highlight any potential issues and then to modifiy the process before selecting the most suitable raw materials following further testing and analysis. Rosti aims to evaluate the demands of the customers with their own technical team and business partners to provide the best advantages without sacrificing quality.
