What is CPNET Input Material Reduction?

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A closed-loop workflow that ties process setpoints → quality outcomes → material usage & cost. CPNET finds safe minimums for coat weight, thickness, ratios, and dosages, then monitors drift and (optionally) suggests small, constraint-aware recipe adjustments to keep products in spec with less material.

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Built for: steel, plastics, construction materials, and other continuous manufacturing where material is the largest cost driver.

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How customers use CPNET to reduce input material

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Connect & baseline

Plug in historian/MES/quality plus material cost data. CPNET backfills usage baseline (e.g., kg/ton, coat-weight g/m², resin %), giveaway/overfill, and Cpk by site/line/grade.

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Define targets & guardrails

In a simple Form, select CTQs/specs (LSL/TAR/USL), economic weights (material $/kg, energy $/kWh), and constraints (equipment limits, emissions/VOC, step sizes).

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Find the safe minimums

Driver analysis (correlation + XGBoost/SHAP) shows which settings and ranges keep CTQs healthy with less material (e.g., die gap, zone temps, solvent ratios, cement kiln mix).

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Monitor & prevent drift

Prediction alerts fire when process conditions imply rising giveaway or unnecessary dosage. Composite alerts combine spec-ratio + usage to stop waste early.

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Optimize recipes (Rx+)

When you’re ready, Rx+ proposes a batch of 3–5 small, safe adjustments that lower material while keeping Cpk ≥ target—respecting hard/soft constraints, step sizes, and changeover cost.

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Why teams choose CPNET for material reduction

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Cut cost, keep quality

• Hit the spec with less coat weight/thickness/additive—no gambling.

Stop overfill/giveaway

• Early-warning alerts and guardrails catch drift before it burns cash

Transparent & trusted

• Every change shows predicted impact, uncertainty, and the drivers behind it

Industrial guardrails

• Equipment limits, emissions/VOC constraints, step sizes, and change-direction rules enforced

Works with your stack

• Historian/MES/LIMS in; Vue/Highcharts dashboards and scheduled reports out

Ready to pay less for the same result?

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With CPNET, you’ll find and hold the safe minimum—and watch verified savings roll in.

Let’s talk. We’ll stand up Input Material Reduction on your lines and start trimming waste this quarter.

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