And it's adding up every shift.
Setup isn't downtime. It's a tax you're already paying.
Most plants underestimate this by 20–40% — until they map it.
Based on typical flexo operations
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Every new SKU adds changeovers.
Changeovers add setup.
Setup is quietly killing your capacity.
At 5–7 changeovers per shift, you're not running—you're setting up.
Better scheduling. Tighter execution. Faster crews. More discipline on the floor.
The real driver is structural — not operational. You can't schedule your way out of a math problem.
More SKUs = more setup.
More setup = less capacity.
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Most teams don't realize this until they see their numbers.
If you're running more SKUs than you were a year ago, this is already happening.
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