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Surface Treatment,
Surface Engineering.
Applications, because
"nothing else matters".


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 64 min read


Mold Maintenance Analysis in Glass Industry. Step A.
If your I-S machine fails, you can move production. If your molds fail, you stop. Discover why mold maintenance is your most critical strategic asset and how improper cleaning processes are secretly compromising your supply chain contracts.

Silvio Ruiu
Jan 42 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


True Cost of Aluminum Extrusion Die Maintenance: 10 Years TCO. Step D.
Moving beyond CAPEX to understand the real financial impact of die cleaning. A quantitative 10-year TCO roadmap based on on-field data, comparing manual vs. automated systems through the lens of LEAN consistency and cumulative operational spend.

Silvio Ruiu
Dec 31, 20253 min read


Die Shop: the Brain of the Extrusion Plant. Step C.
Optimize your Die Shop KPIs: throughput and process consistency. Discover why automated dry blastwheel technology outperforms wet slurry and air systems by ensuring deep surface activation, zero flash rust, and lean single-piece flow for H13 steel dies.

Silvio Ruiu
Dec 31, 20257 min read


Die Shop: Analysis and EBITDA Impact. Step B.
The Die Shop is the smallest gear in the extrusion mechanism, but it’s where a small deviation impacts most on EBITDA. Suggestion: stay seated.

Silvio Ruiu
Dec 30, 20252 min read


Lean Analysis of the Molds Cleaning Inside Glass Manufacturing. Step C.
Molds cleaning: Jidoka or bottleneck? Comparing Manual, Automated, and Wheel Blasting performance. Why global glass leaders standardized their shops using Amp monitoring and the 1-1 rule to protect assets and slash lead times. It’s about performance, not CAPEX.

Silvio Ruiu
Jul 17, 20237 min read
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