A structural die lives and dies by shot count and by the thermal map the process was released against. The machine will keep cycling after the die is tired, and the scrap shows up as porosity and dimensional drift rather than as an alarm. The counter is the maintenance schedule.
The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.
A structural die lives and dies by shot count and by the thermal map the process was released against. The machine will keep cycling after the die is tired, and the scrap shows up as porosity and dimensional drift rather than as an alarm. The counter is the maintenance schedule.
Crews wait for a visible crack or a sudden short shot. By then the die is already making parts that pass a glance and fail later, and the replacement is a long-lead tool, not a bin item.
Check on shots, with a weekly calendar fallback so an unread counter cannot hide a die that is past its released life. A dry-cycle interlock test is part of the inspection. Transferring metal is not.
This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.