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- Deciphering the complexities of the core/shaft/unwind relationship.
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 1996, ... with increased productivity and reduced downtime. To maximize this effort, many different types of core chuck and shaft systems are being configured. "There are on the market today mechanical and pneumatic ...
- Core selection - the difference between success and failure.
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 1996, ... his company is now capable of designing cores to a known radial strength requirement, which can significantly improve total system costs by reducing the frequency of crushed cores and subsequent downtime ...
- Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 1995, ... Lally Pak's colors are more stable, and press operators spend much less time checking the ink with Zahn cups, which frees them up to work on other parts of the job. "Maintenance and downtime are important ...
- Examining trends in drives and motors
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 1995, ... or deceleration." The new technology also allows for increased levels of customer support. With the emphasis on just-in-time production, downtime is unacceptable. With today's systems, if the machine ...
- Die-cutting developments continue unabated.
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 1995, ... is looking to minimize downtime, and, with flexible dies, only the thin die is removed - the cylinder remains in the machine. As long as there is competition, manufacturers will continue to search for ...
- Tissue converter accrues benefits of AC servo drives
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 1995, ... coupling has slashed the need for many mechanical components and related parts inventory. It also eliminates the downtime caused by wear of mechanical drive trains. Another benefit is that the machinery ...
- Ceramic heater rollers an exciting new alternative.
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 1995, New heater roller technology is reportedly yielding reduced warmup and temperature-recovery times while reducing maintenance downtime and improving process New heater roller technology is reportedly yielding ...
- Gains in productivity call for look at manufacturing process.
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 1995, ... productivity. Preventive maintenance and low unanticipated downtime are necessary to maintain high output. It's good practice to have key production workers involved in maintenance training courses. ...
- Printer responds to tougher environmental standards
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 1995, ... expenses for downtime, retraining and a drop in productivity," Shapiro said. Waterborne solvents were rejected as a replacement for 1, 1, 1 TCA because costs would be prohibitive, equipment couldn' ...
- Quick changeovers, quality top bagmaking demands.
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 1995, ... relates to uptime is a concern for customers. A converter can't afford downtime. It has to be reliability and uptime," Forsberg said. "A converter can't hang a half million dollars on a product unless it ...
- Quality, waste get action from suppliers of sheeters.
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 1995, ... of defects, including voids, blemishes and slime holes, and dumps bad product before it gets to the press," he said. "Defects of this type could break a press blank, which would cause a great deal of downtime." ...