jam-up
English
Noun
jam-up (plural jam-ups)
- The situation where material becomes jammed in a machine.
- 2010, Richard J. Schonberger, World Class Manufacturing: The Next Decade
- The rationale goes something like this: Increasing line speeds, complex packaging equipment, and ever-lighter-weight containers and packaging materials make jam-ups likely—usually many per day.
- 2012, R.J. Footitt, A.S. Lewis, The Canning of Fish and Meat (page 151)
- Record the number and location of jam-ups, the number of cans inspected and the number of metal fragments found.
- 2010, Richard J. Schonberger, World Class Manufacturing: The Next Decade