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"nothing else matters".


Why Should You Think about Shot Peening. Seriously.
Looking at shotpeening as business resource, a profit driver. From a 15% reduction in raw material costs to a 3x increase in product lifetime: here is why you need surface engineering. Seriously.

Silvio Ruiu
Jan 222 min read


Blasting Process Drifting? It’s the Setup. 3 Tips to Verify Yours.
top the drift before the breakdown. 3 technical tips to verify your wheel blaster setup, optimize media consumption, and protect your manganese liners. Technical analysis by Silvio Ruiu

Silvio Ruiu
Jan 142 min read


Glass Mold Maintenance: LEAN Impacts EBITDA. Step B.
Can a minor department like the mold shop hide a $2M loss? This technical analysis breaks down the P&L of a 100M glass plant, revealing how mold erosion and maintenance inefficiency can burn over 10% of your EBITDA. Discover how to recover these margins through field-collected data and the "1-1" media consumption rule.

Silvio Ruiu
Jan 63 min read


Extrusion Die Cleaning Guide: Technical Analysis (Step A).
In aluminum extrusion, the press isn't your most important asset: your dies are. In this Step A analysis, we break down why neglecting die care is an EBITDA loss and how a Lean approach to cleaning recovers your margins.

Silvio Ruiu
Jan 12 min read
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