Forging press line on an auto-component plant floor
Auto components

Fewer rejections reach your OEM.

We are starting with forging, heat-treatment and machining plants that supply OEMs, where a single rejection can cost far more than the part itself, and the same approach covers the die-casting and rubber-moulding lines in that supply chain.

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Where efficiency is lost

Four places an auto-component plant loses efficiency.

Stamped builds models of your plant from the data it already records, finds where efficiency is lost across process, quality, planning and maintenance, and improves it with actions your team can take.

  1. 01 · Process and controlLearn more »

    Run better than your best shift.

    Most process losses in an auto-component plant trace back to a billet that went in cold, a die running below temperature after a stop, a shot profile that has drifted on one cell, or a cure time set for an average compound rather than the batch in the hopper. Stamped models how each line actually behaves and finds settings, control rules and restart routines that improve on your best runs, for your process engineer to accept, adjust or turn down.

    EnergyReheats, restarts and cold dies use energy that never ends up in a good part.

  2. 02 · Quality and lot checksLearn more »

    Know which lot is at risk before it reaches the OEM.

    Stamped links forging, casting, heat-treatment and machining data to each lot and, where live data is connected, alerts the heat-treatment lead while a lot can still be saved, such as a basket overstaying in ageing or quench water drifting out of its band. A bin made after a long stop or a casting made while the die was cold is flagged while it is still in the plant, and the full record is ready for the PPAP file, the heat-treatment audit or the 8D when a complaint arrives.

    EnergyA part rejected after heat treatment and machining has already used all the energy of a good one.

  3. 03 · Planning and schedulingLearn more »

    When a press goes down, have the re-plan ready.

    Die changes run long, furnaces trip and material arrives late, and each one ripples through the forge, the heat-treatment queue and the machining cells. Stamped keeps track of what the whole plant is doing, from press status and furnace loads to material and dispatch dates, and proposes the sequence that works best across all of it, showing what it does to dispatches, furnace loading and changeovers, so the planner can choose with the trade-offs in front of them.

    EnergyFull furnace loads and heat-ups timed to the next charge keep furnaces from sitting hot and empty.

  4. 04 · MaintenanceLearn more »

    Prescribe the fix, and the right time to make it.

    The stop log already shows where the hours go on presses, casting cells and CNC machines, but rarely which stops matter most. Stamped ranks them by the output they cost, watches specific energy consumption and other slow drift, such as a furnace using more gas per kilo on the same recipe, a tool wearing out faster than its last few on the same part, or a hydraulic pack running longer every week, and prescribes the fix and a window that fits the production plan.

    EnergyMore gas or power for the same output is often the first sign that burners, seals or pumps need attention.

In this plant

Forging, heat treatment, precision machining, die casting and rubber moulding.

Each process loses efficiency in its own way, so Stamped's models learn the signals that matter on each line from that line's own history before recommending anything.

  • Forging press line

    Forging

    In a forge shop the losses usually sit in billet temperature, restarts, die temperature and press pacing, so Stamped links each of them to the lots made under those conditions, flags the bins that look like past rejections while they are still in the plant, and tracks die life against the conditions each die has run under.

  • Heat treatment furnace in operation

    Heat treatment

    In heat treatment it comes down to quench and ageing, furnace loading and idle hours, which is why Stamped checks each basket against its written limits, keeps the full record ready for the audit file, points out baskets running well below a normal load when a compatible lot is close behind, and times heat-up to the moment the next charge is actually ready.

  • CNC machining centre

    Precision machining

    On a machining floor the questions are about tool life, first-off rejection and setups, and Stamped ranks the stops by the output and time they cost, compares each tool's life with its own history on the same part, and shows the setter and the maintenance lead which problem to fix first.

  • Molten metal pour on a die-casting line

    Die casting

    In a die-casting cell most scrap comes from porosity, cold shuts and soldering, which depend on die temperature, melt temperature, die spray and the shot profile working together. Stamped ties each shot's conditions to the castings that later fail X-ray or leak test, so the cell lead can see which combinations to avoid, and it points out holding furnaces kept hot with nothing scheduled.

  • Rubber moulding presses

    Rubber moulding

    In rubber moulding the cure time and mould temperature are usually set for an average compound, while each incoming batch cures a little differently. Stamped links compound batch, press and cure settings to the parts that came out with flash, voids or undercure, and points out presses held at temperature through changeovers and gaps between batches.

Example actions

What the people who own the problem receive

Each action goes to the person best placed to act, with what to do, by when, and the reasoning behind it.

Quality

Forging, for the inspector

Bin 14 was made after a long stop with the die below temperature, and bins made that way were rejected more often last quarter, so it is worth checking before it moves on.

Process

Forging, for the shift lead

Keep the heater warm during short stops, starting from A shift, because last month's restarts sent [N] parts out of window.

Quality

Heat treatment, for the heat-treatment lead

Basket B-07 reached ageing [N] minutes after quench, past its written limit, and its full record is attached for the audit file.

Planning

Heat treatment, for the heat-treatment lead

The next basket on Furnace 2 is well below a normal load, and a lot on the same recipe is nearly ready, so the two can run together without mixing grades.

Energy

Heat treatment, for the shift lead

Furnace 3 reached temperature about [N] minutes before the next charge was ready on most days last week, so heat-up can start later without moving the load time.

Maintenance

Machining, for the tool room

The current tool on VMC 3 is lasting about [N] parts fewer than the last few on the same part, so the insert and the coolant are worth checking before it shows up as first-off rejections.

Process

Die casting, for the cell lead

Castings from the first few shots after a die change on cell 4 failed leak test more often last month, so a longer warm-up before releasing parts is ready for your review.

Process

Rubber moulding, for the process engineer

The latest compound batch is curing faster than recent ones on the rheometer, so a shorter cure on presses 2 and 5 is ready for review before the next shift.

Planning

Planning, for the planner

Press 3 will be down for about [N] hours, and the proposed re-plan keeps today's dispatches on time if it is confirmed before the shift change.

These are examples, and numbers in [brackets] are placeholders. Your pilot writes the real ones from your own plant data.

Impact

What changes in the plant.

The first finding usually comes within about two weeks. Results are measured against your own baseline and published only with your permission.

Fewer rejections reach the customer

Because lots at risk are caught in real time, while they can still be saved.

More output from the same lines

With bottlenecks, idle time and restarts found and fixed, and control improved beyond your best runs.

Fewer surprise breakdowns

Since slow drift shows up in data you already collect.

Less energy for every good part

Once idle heat, reheats and scrap are counted and brought down.

Before you book

What owners usually ask us first.

What does it cost?
Only the pilot price is agreed at the survey. The pilot is paid and priced on its own, and the annual price comes after, based on the pilot's results.
What do we need to install?
Nothing new to start. Stamped connects to the machines, meters, ERP and registers you already have, and the survey tells you plainly if that is enough.
How much of my team's time?
Some hours with your plant head and your quality and maintenance leads during the survey, planned around production. In the pilot, actions reach the people who already own that work.
Is our data safe?
We sign an NDA before the survey. Stamped runs on a zero-trust architecture with encryption, your data is stored on cloud servers in India, and we work only with the data your team agrees to share.
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FAQ

Common questions

Which plants is Stamped working with?

We are starting with forging, heat-treatment and machining plants that supply OEMs, where a single rejection can cost far more than the part itself.

Does Stamped work for die casting and rubber moulding?

The same four areas apply there, and the site survey tells us which signals matter on your cells, whether that is die temperature and shot profile in die casting or compound batch and cure settings in rubber moulding.

Do we need new hardware, or another system next to MES, ERP and SCADA?

No hardware retrofit is needed to get started, because Stamped is software that works with the systems you already run. It is not another MES or CMMS: your MES, ERP and SCADA are where the data comes from, and Stamped works alongside them. Stamped brings their data onto one timeline, so they finally work as one picture of the plant.

Who decides what changes, and what does Stamped add if my supervisors already know the plant?

Stamped recommends and your team decides. Your senior supervisors usually know the plant well, and Stamped is built to back them up: it looks at every line on every shift, including the shifts they are not on, and writes down what it finds with the reasoning, so the night shift gets the same advice the day shift gets from your best hands.

How do we start?

We start with a site survey, which means a few days on your floor and a written read-out of where efficiency is being lost and what we would change first. If it makes sense, that is followed by a paid pilot on one line for eight to twelve weeks, and the first finding usually comes within about two weeks.