Mold Manager for Odoo MRP: A Comprehensive Solution for Manufacturing

For businesses that rely on molds, dies, or other interchangeable tooling (e.g., in casting, injection, or metal processing industries), effective management of this equipment is essential for minimizing downtime and controlling quality. The Odoo MRP system offers powerful tools for production planning, but managing the tooling lifecycle requires detailed integration.

1. Mold Management in Standard Odoo Configuration

The standard Odoo functionality allows for basic mold management by integrating several modules:

• Mold as Equipment: Each mold is registered as a unique Equipment unit in the Odoo Maintenance module. This enables preventive maintenance scheduling, tracking of repair history, and cost accounting.
• Cycle Tracking (Shot Count): Since tool life often depends on the number of production cycles, a customization is necessary for critical usage accounting. This ensures the cycle counter is automatically updated after the completion of each Manufacturing Order (MO).
• Limitations of the Standard Approach: In standard Odoo, Equipment is often rigidly tied to a single Work Center (machine). This significantly limits flexibility, as, in real manufacturing environments, the same mold may need to be used on different machines.

2. Specialized Solution: Mold Management for MRP by SOLVVE

For manufacturers requiring maximum flexibility and accuracy, standard functionality is often insufficient. And our team developed the specialized module Mold Management for MRP. This powerful extension unlocks key advantages such as mold mobility across different machines, automatic assignment of the correct mold to the manufacturing order, and precise cycle time tracking for every "product-mold" combination. Thanks to these features, your planning becomes realistic, and your analytics are highly detailed. You can check out and download the module via the link: Mold Management for MRP.

This customization ensures high planning accuracy, usage transparency, and flexibility on the shop floor.

Key Module Functionalities

1. Flexible Mold Assignment: Allows a single mold to be assigned to multiple work centers (e.g., various injection, blow molding, or stamping machines). This enables quick adaptation of the production schedule based on current machine availability.

2. Accurate Cycle Time Tracking: The system allows for defining a unique cycle time for each "product + mold" combination. This approach reflects real production variances and significantly increases planning accuracy.

Smart Automation: If multiple molds are linked to a product, the module automatically adds the correct mold to the Manufacturing Order (MO). This minimizes manual entry and speeds up the ordering process.

Mold Manager for Odoo MRP

 

Functionality	Description	Business Benefits
Flexible Assignment	Allows assigning a single mold to multiple work centers (e.g., various casting machines), which is impossible in standard Odoo.	Increased flexibility and adaptation to diverse production needs.
Accurate Cycle Time Tracking	Provides the ability to define the cycle time for each "product + mold" combination, reflecting real production differences.	Realistic planning and a significant increase in calculation accuracy.
Smart Automation	If multiple molds are linked to a product, the correct mold is automatically added to the Manufacturing Order (MO).	Reduction of manual errors and acceleration of the order processing time.
Integration and Analytics	Seamless integration with the Odoo Maintenance module for scheduled repairs and mold lifecycle management through cycle counters and transfer history.	Improved analytics on usage, workload, wear forecasting, and effective cost control.

Business Benefits and Analytics

Implementing the specialized module provides direct advantages, transforming tooling management:

• Realistic Planning: The system accounts for the availability of both the production machine and the mold itself, ensuring schedules align with actual production capacity.
• Enhanced Analytics: Provides deep insights into mold utilization, workload, and efficiency. This is critical information for wear forecasting, maintenance cost control, and proactive replacement decisions.
• Lifecycle Management: Ensures comprehensive tracking of mold usage via cycle counts, transfer history between machines, and integration with Odoo Maintenance for timely preventive upkeep.

Mold Management for MRP brings your ERP system closer to the reality of injection molding and stamping processes, providing accuracy, flexibility, and actionable data.

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For manufacturers working with injection or blow molds, the Mold Management for MRP module provides the necessary accuracy, flexibility, and actionable data that elevates your ERP system to a level aligned with real manufacturing processes.

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