The design and development of a manual tool for die cutting and embossing on paper: case of study for the company MR PRINT SDN BHD in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

MR. PRINT SDN BHD is a graphic design, printing and delivering company located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia since 1993 -- This project is the result of an analysis and study made internally in MR PRINT SDN BHD, to identify the activities that present problems in terms of performance, time and cost -- The idea is to solve one of the biggest needs in one of the most important processes in the company: the die cutting and embossing activities -- The project includes the design and development of a manual machine (using human power) to do, in a faster and easier way, all the paper die cutting and embossing activities for all the client’s requests below 200 units or trial and tests runs -- The proposal is a product able to use the large inventory of embossing and die cutting molds available in the company (around 500 units); these are the same molds used in the automatic machines (when the quantity is over 200 units, high volumes) -- The requirement to use these molds came from the company and it is justified in the fact that the cost of producing one mold is considered cheap (approximately RM100 = US$25), so it is easier to get as many molds as they are going to be needed in the future depending on the work and the reference to be cut -- The development of this project is based on all the conditions and requirements given by the company -- The product specifications are the result of this process combined with the result of a research and analysis made to the market, the activities and the operators involved at the company