Injection moulding
Injection-moulded plastic, automotive plastic and engineering plastic components.
Industry
Plastic & rubber
For plastic and rubber component manufacturers, where moulds, materials, process parameters and batch traceability determine quality and yield.
Introduction
About the plastic & rubber industry
Plastic and rubber component manufacturers mould resins and rubber compounds into parts for automotive, appliance, electrical and industrial customers, using injection, compression and transfer moulding.
Output depends on mould cavities and cycle time, maintenance is measured in shots, materials carry batch and shelf-life constraints, and customers expect traceability from resin or compound lot to finished part.
Segments
Segments in this industry
Rubber components
Rubber moulded and automotive rubber components.
Also in this industry
Industry requirements
What this industry needs to manage
These are the requirements manufacturers in this industry typically manage. Talk to us about how Navigator’s manufacturing core applies to your process.
- Mould management and mould life
- Material and batch management
- Process parameters and cycle time
- Mould maintenance
- Rejection and batch traceability
Challenges
Challenges without industry-specific software
What plastic and rubber component manufacturers typically face when the business runs on spreadsheets, paper and disconnected tools.
- Mould maintenance lives on whiteboards, so presses hit unplanned breakdowns.
- Regrind and startup scrap disappear into yield, understating material cost.
- Compound shelf life and batch records are kept on paper.
- Planners sequence moulds and colours from memory.
- Material certificates turn customer audits into document hunts.
Generic ERP
Where generic ERP falls short
Generic ERP is built around a clean, linear order-to-invoice flow. These are the gaps that usually push teams back to spreadsheets.
- Plans every operation as one duration and one cost per hour, ignoring cavities and cycle time.
- Schedules maintenance by date instead of by shots.
- Does not model recipes, regrind or compound batches.
- Loses genealogy from material lot to finished part.
Why Navigator
Our USP and key benefits
Navigator is customized to how plastic and rubber component manufacturers work, on a manufacturing-first core — engineering, PPC and MRP, purchasing, production, quality, maintenance and finance — shaped by customized ERP work across varied manufacturing segments since 1997. Our no-code development tool, launched in 2020, greatly speeds up that customization, so the system follows your process instead of forcing you into a generic template.
Moulds managed as tools
Navigator - ToolRoom tracks moulds through movement, usage against expected life, maintenance, breakdowns and repairs.
Production and rejection by process
Process-wise production and scrap entries, rejection analysis and lot-wise material usage in Navigator - ERP.
Batch quality and complaints
Inspection, NCRs, corrective action and customer complaints with SLA tracking in Navigator - QMS.
Planning with capacity in view
Machine loading sheet, MRP and master production schedule in Navigator - PPC.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which segments does Navigator cover in plastic & rubber?
Plastic & rubber covers injection moulding, rubber components, plastic automotive components, engineering plastic components, rubber moulded components and automotive rubber components.
What do plastic & rubber businesses need to manage?
Typical requirements include mould management and mould life, material and batch management, process parameters and cycle time, mould maintenance and rejection and batch traceability.
What challenges do plastic and rubber component manufacturers face without industry-specific software?
Mould maintenance lives on whiteboards, so presses hit unplanned breakdowns. Regrind and startup scrap disappear into yield, understating material cost. Compound shelf life and batch records are kept on paper. Planners sequence moulds and colours from memory. Material certificates turn customer audits into document hunts.
Why is generic ERP not enough for plastic and rubber component manufacturers?
Plans every operation as one duration and one cost per hour, ignoring cavities and cycle time. Schedules maintenance by date instead of by shots. Does not model recipes, regrind or compound batches. Loses genealogy from material lot to finished part.
What are the benefits of Navigator for plastic and rubber component manufacturers?
Navigator is customized to how plastic and rubber component manufacturers work, on a manufacturing-first core — engineering, PPC and MRP, purchasing, production, quality, maintenance and finance — shaped by customized ERP work across varied manufacturing segments since 1997. Our no-code development tool, launched in 2020, greatly speeds up that customization, so the system follows your process instead of forcing you into a generic template. Key benefits: Moulds managed as tools — Navigator - ToolRoom tracks moulds through movement, usage against expected life, maintenance, breakdowns and repairs. Production and rejection by process — Process-wise production and scrap entries, rejection analysis and lot-wise material usage in Navigator - ERP. Batch quality and complaints — Inspection, NCRs, corrective action and customer complaints with SLA tracking in Navigator - QMS. Planning with capacity in view — Machine loading sheet, MRP and master production schedule in Navigator - PPC.
Which Navigator products are relevant for plastic & rubber?
Products to look at first are Navigator - ERP, Navigator - PPC, Navigator - ToolRoom and Navigator - QMS.
Next step
See Navigator against your own process
Tell us how you manufacture and where planning breaks down. We will walk you through the parts of Navigator that fit.
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