Which carton revision belongs in this FR10 layer section?

EllaBarnes0555 · 19 Nov 2025, 16:40 UTC

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EllaBarnes0555
I have the support strips and proposed finger channels in one section now. Packaging has marked the current carton construction; tooling still shows the previous one. Same external dimensions. Different bearing areas. Which proposal are we supposedly reviewing?

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YasminBarnes0528
Replying to EllaBarnes0555

The current supplied construction should be explicit in the shared drawing. Is the old version still being packed, or is it only an obsolete drawing?

23 points
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EllaBarnes0555
Replying to YasminBarnes0528

Both are still being packed. Purchasing expects the old stock to run out, but no cutoff agreed. The current drawing only covers the newer construction.

22 points
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BrunoChan1061
Replying to EllaBarnes0555

Then both need a route through the plan, even if one is temporary; running out eventually isn't a changeover instruction.

8 points
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IsabelBennett0735
Replying to EllaBarnes0555

Compare the two packed samples in the affected positions first. It may expose a common workable arrangement, or show that they need separate treatment. No point ordering two tools just because the first shared drawing is wrong.

4 points
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YasminBarnes0528
Replying to IsabelBennett0735

Isabel, agreed. We need the difference assessed before treating it as a reason to buy twice.

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FelixAllen0284
Replying to EllaBarnes0555

Can the person feeding the station distinguish the two constructions from their labels? Same box size won't help much at changeover.

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EllaBarnes0555
Replying to FelixAllen0284

The supplier labels have different construction codes. We have kept examples. Receiving can distinguish them, but the proposed job sheet names only the product.

15 points
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BrunoChan1061
Replying to EllaBarnes0555

That's where I'd fix the instruction, after the handling options are agreed; don't leave the operator to infer construction from the product name.

7 points
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IsabelBennett0735
Replying to EllaBarnes0555

Ella, ask packaging and tooling to mark their observations against both codes on the same comparison. It will be easier to see whether they found a real incompatibility or merely reviewed different cartons.

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EllaBarnes0555
Replying to IsabelBennett0735

Both teams have the two coded samples and a shared comparison sheet now. The old-stock cutoff is still open. No common pattern accepted yet.

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FelixAllen0284
Replying to EllaBarnes0555

Post what they find. A common pattern would simplify the handover, but only if it really covers both cartons.

12 points

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