Toyota Implements SlugKeeper on Sienna Mini Van Hood-Inner Die

Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Indiana (TMMI) faced repeated slug marks on aluminum hood-inner panels on its Sienna Mini Van line, due to ejector-pin failures. The failures led to slug pulling, visible surface defects, scrap and downtime.

To overcome the issue, on January 31, 2025, the facility implemented the SlugKeeper slug-retention machine from DTC Products, which machines slug-retention grooves into the die.

Results since implementation:

• Slug Issues reduced to zero incidents.
• Downtime costs dropped from $2400 to $0.
• Scrap costs cut from $100 to $0.
• Quality flow-outs reduced from 12 to 0.
• Total savings: $2500 realized from just one production run of one product.  

See also: DTC Products Inc.

Technologies: Tooling

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