What to record for mottling on a cosmetics carton

Write down the stock lot, the water setting, and which colour. You need metres or a sheet number. State whether it hit the brand mark or a brand-colour solid.

Mottling on a cosmetics carton

For mottling on a cosmetics carton, at least keep the stock lot, the water setting, and which colour. Miss any one and the next shift cannot tell whether to change a part. The solid is dark in one patch and light in another, like cloud.

Mottling on a cosmetics carton

The note is for the next shift

Writing only “there is mottling” is useless. The solid is dark in one patch and light in another, like cloud. You also need the position. If the carton hits the brand mark or a brand-colour solid, the note must say whether you already stopped or already let it go.

What to write down

Item What it is for If you leave it out
Write down the stock lot, the water setting, and which colour. Match it to a roller, a blade, or the stock Next time you guess from zero
Metres or sheet number Find this spot again The complaint will not match
Whether it hit the brand mark or a brand-colour solid. Decide whether to release or stop You only keep a nice picture

Hand this to the next shift

  1. Write down the stock lot, the water setting, and which colour.
  2. Whether it hit the brand mark or a brand-colour solid.
  3. Use the name from the defect list. Do not invent another word.

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