If you are, or want to be,  involved in any facet of the manufacture or sale of baby diapers, sanitary napkins, adult incontinence or other absorbent products, please read through our pages and contact our Consultant, Philip Hardy, by phone,  fax or  e-mail. 

Manufacturers - Diapers and napkins

Improving Profitability
We have developed a new package for existing manufacturers called "Profit Plus".
This includes:
1/ Full Testing of your diapers/napkins
2/ Inspection of machine for optimum efficiency
3/ Review of processes and procedures
4/ Recommendations for improvements and product design
5/ Assistance with or carrying out of improvements
Please e-mail us for further information on this service package
Please click here to send mail Profit Plus Service Package

Productivity
We have been set up to assist the small and medium sized disposables manufacturers in becoming and staying profitable.
The charts to the right show the amount of money that can be saved by having good productivity and low machine waste in a baby diaper manufacturing plant.
(The productivity savings are based on a ratio of 1 to 3 between variable and fixed costs)

Typical Efficiency savings
From the charts for a 3 shift operation we can see that an increased productivity of 10,000 diapers per shift will earn nearly $175,000 per year, and a reduction in machine waste of 2% will earn around $90,000 per year. A total of $265,000 every year!
To effect these sort of savings we will visit your company and review and improve any or all of the items from the lists below. The general scope and cost would be agreed between us prior to the visit.

Product Design
1) Absorbent core optimisation (Use of Hardy Integrity Tester, see HIT)
2) T-shape or I-shape, with or without elastication
3) Backsheet design and specification
4) Acquisition layer design.

Machine Improvements
1) Machine upgrades for improved control and efficiency.
2) Additional product features
3) Stacker changes or improvements
4) Packaging sealer review.
5) Machine replacement.

Production Systems
1) Audit and review of all production procedures and processes
2) Reduction in waste and seconds levels due to improved controls.
3) Installation or improvement in computerised usage variance monitoring.

Quality Systems
1) Installation or improvement of Quality system.
2) Preparation for ISO certification.
2) Installation or improvement of laboratory testing facility.
3) Installation of pad integrity testing.

Staff Training
1) Review of job specifications and training schedules.
2) Installation or improvement of troubleshooting systems
3) Installation or improvement of preventative maintenance systems.
4) Training of management in production controls and operations.

Procedure
Look through the list above and identify the areas where you feel that improvements can be made in your Company. Send me the list and we can then discuss how improvement can be most effectively achieved. We will combine phone, e-mail, video link and possibly a short visit to your plant. Please mail me or call me at the number shown in our Contacts page.

Where machine improvements are required, we will provide you with a range of options using machine manufacturers or modifiers. We are not tied to any particular company and will source the most economical and efficient solution.

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Productivity Savings
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Waste Savings Chart

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Efficient Manufacturing Chart

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