What do you need to change in your factory?
Choose your buying task. Identify the equipment, evidence and support needed for the next decision.
Replace a stopped or ageing machine
For a failed machine, recurring breakdowns or an ageing unit that is becoming difficult to maintain.
- Machine interfaces and supplied assemblies
- Condition evidence and restart work
- Shutdown and changeover requirements
A replacement shortlist and a list of changes needed before installation.
Expand capacity or add a production stage
For an additional machine, a new product format or a missing production function.
- Capacity of adjacent stages
- Supporting equipment and utilities
- Floor space and product handling
A capacity-matching checklist and an outline of the required supporting scope.
Find and remove a production bottleneck
For queues, repeated waiting, unstable output or packing that cannot keep up.
- Queue and stoppage locations
- Effective output and changeovers
- Interfaces, buffers and handling
A bottleneck evidence list and repair, upgrade or replacement options to compare.
Improve quality and inspection
For inconsistent finishing, missed defects, excessive rejection or a new quality requirement.
- Defect classes and product samples
- Hardware, software and tooling
- Trial conditions and acceptance
A sample-test plan and the configuration checks needed before comparing offers.
Compare two used-machine offers
For candidates with different prices, accessories, repair needs or delivery terms.
- Identity, condition and fit
- Included items and missing work
- Comparable delivery and service scope
A same-scope comparison and a list of costs or evidence still missing.
Repair, upgrade or replace existing equipment
For recurring maintenance, obsolete controls or a proposed efficiency improvement.
- Measured baseline and problem
- Interface and engineering feasibility
- Downtime, service scope and verification
A repair-versus-upgrade-versus-replacement review with the checks still required.
Go deeper into a specific check
Worked examples distinguish published references from assumed inputs. Use your own project data before making a purchase decision.
Already have candidate equipment?
Compare the actual machine records, then define the inspection and installation support.