Blow molding machine-hour rates.In answer to readers' requests, Plastics Technology presents our first survey of machine-hour rates charged by custom blow molders nationwide. We followed the same model used for our highly successful injection molding injection molding n. A manufacturing process for forming objects, as of plastic or metal, by heating the molding material to a fluid state and injecting it into a mold. hourly rates survey. The questionnaire, sent to our blow molding circulation in July July: see month. , was developed in consultation with several industry experts. Only 30 processors responded to this brand-new brand-new adj. Being in a fresh and unused condition; completely new. brand-new Adjective absolutely new Adj. 1. survey--not enough to guarantee a representative sample. Since a number of you have asked for these data, we expect response rates to improve once readers become familiar with the benefits of benchmark hourly rates--information you won't won't Contraction of will not. won't will not won't will find anywhere else. (For more than 18 years, injection molders have enjoyed such exclusive data in Plastics Technology.) For that reason, we decided to report the first results, however limited, so that you can judge for yourselves. We propose to mail out a similar survey in early April. The rest depends on you. More responses will make the results more accurate and enable us to report on more types of blow molding--such as injection-blow--and perhaps even report the results by geographic region. Adequate response might justify reporting hourly rates as often as twice a year, like we do for injection molders. We'd we'd 1. Contraction of we had. 2. Contraction of we should. 3. Contraction of we would. we'd have ~would like to hear if you found this survey useful. If you can recommend ways to improve it, share your thoughts with us. If you want to make sure a questionnaire comes directly to you, please contact us. Just e-mail senior editor Joseph Grande Gran·de 1 , Rio A river, about 1,046 km (650 mi) long, flowing from southeast Brazil generally northwest to the Paranaíba River, with which it forms the Paraná River. : jgrande@ptonline.com. Molders got busier Nationally, the average machine-capacity utilization in June June: see month. 2005 was 71.4%. In general, blow molders said they were busier in June 2005 than in December December: see month. 2004. More than 71% reported higher capacity utilization Capacity Utilization measures the rate at which a firm makes use of their capital productive capacities, such as factories and machinery. Capacity Utilization generally rises when the economy is healthy and falls when demand softens. in the first half of 2005, and only 7% said their utilization was lower. The remainder (22%) saw no change. Thirty-six percent of the respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. raised their machine-hour rates in the first half of last year, 7% lowered their rates, and 57% left them unchanged. The overall average was a 1.6% increase in rates. The hourly rates reported here include the cost of an operator and a profit margin. Although some molders reported rates that did not include an operator and/or profit, we analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. the data statistically and adjusted those machine-hour rates upward by an average percentage for profit and/or labor. CONTINUOUS-EXTRUSION (SHUTTLE) HOURLY RATES (As of June 2005, Including Labor & Profit) Container Size Up to 0.5 L 0.6 to 4 L Over 4 L Respondents 5 7 3 Hourly Rate High $65.00 $75.00 $80.01 Avg. $55.00 $75.00 $80.00 Low $45.00 $49.73 $79.99 RECIPROCATING-SCREW HOURLY RATES (As of June 2005, Including-Labor & Profit) Cavities Up to 8 9 to 12 14 to 16 Respondents 11 3 3 Hourly Rate High $75.00 $62.00 $60.00 Avg. $57.80 $54.60 $53.10 Low $45.00 $47.20 $46.20 ACCUMULATOR-HEAD HOURLY RATES (As of June 2005, Including Labor & Profit) Head Size, Lb Up to 3 3.1-6 6.1-10 10.1-15 15.1-30 Single Head Respondents 6 4 2 2 -- Hourly Rate High $89.10 $95.00 $73.19 $162.36 -- Avg. $65.00 $95.00 $60.28 $153.68 -- Low $45.87 $95.00 $47.36 $145.01 -- Dual Head Respondents 3 6 -- 5 3 Hourly Rate High $50.00 $139.94 -- $141.60 $120.00 Avg. $50.00 $ 95.00 -- $ 95.00 $120.00 Low $50.00 $ 50.08 -- $ 48.38 $120.00 Head Size, Lb 30.1-50 Single Head Respondents 1 Hourly Rate High $162.36 Avg. $162.36 Low $162.36 Dual Head Respondents 1 Hourly Rate High $155.00 Avg. $155.00 Low $155.00 |
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