| STEP |
WHO |
WHEN |
INFO TO USE |
WHAT TO DO |
RESULTS |
| 1 |
Hammerman and crew |
Before setting up next job (or as directed by
Production Supervisor or Leadman) |
Hotcell data |
Take forging dies out of hammer, be sure
Production Supervisor or Lead Man is aware of set up.
Make sure no parts are left behind the hammer and no
billets are left around the
furnace. |
Dies and other tooling out of
hammer |
| 2 |
Die Prep Helper |
As notified |
Verbal notification from
Production |
Go to hammer; pull any trim or other tooling
out of presses; take dies and other tooling back to
Die Prep area (or directly to Die Shop if so
directed); take Production Floor Traveler to Die Prep
for review. |
Dies back to Die Prep; Production Floor
Traveler forwarded to Die Prep
for review |
| 3 |
Die Prep Team Member |
After dies cool off |
Personal experience |
Open dies up and clean dies and other tooling
if needed; contact Die Shop Team Member to inspect
dies or tooling; take Production Floor Traveler to
Production Supervisor's office for
filing. |
Dies ready for inspection; Production Floor
Traveler placed in Production Supervisor's office
for filing. |
| 4 |
Die Shop Team Member |
As requested to inspect dies or
tooling |
Visual inspection |
Review overall condition of dies or tooling; look
for excessive wear or impression damage; if problems
found take notes and contact Die Shop
Supervisor. |
Excessive wear, damage found and reported to Die
Shop Supervisor |
| 5 |
Die Shop Supervisor |
After a problem (defect or damage) is
reported |
Visual inspection of the
defect/damage |
Make a decision as to disposition and note it in
an email to the Engineer assigned to the die in
question. Also note it in a daily shift change
e-mail. |
A decision made as to disposition; disposition
decision sent via e-mail |
| 6 |
Engineer*, Die Shop
Supervisor |
After die inspection is
complete |
Visual Inspection |
Make a Job Order to schedule repairs; if the
corrections needed will take less than 24 hours and
will be done immediately, a Job Order is not
required. When repairs are complete have a Die Prep
Team Member make dies or tooling ready for
storage. |
Job Order entered; repairs made; dies or
tooling made ready for storage. |
| 7 |
Die Prep Helper |
After dies and other tooling are ready for
storage |
By observation |
Apply plastic coating (or other rust
preventive) as needed for outdoor storage to dies and
other tooling and return them to proper slot in
storage racks; log any dies or tooling location in
log sheet; also enter in Tooling
System. |
Dies protected, stored and accounted
for |
