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sive part. But delay the service and you could be fac- ing serious problems, down time and costly replacement parts. We need to empower operators to look for any chang- es in how a machine is running and report those chang- es, small or large, to their supervisors or managers im- mediately. Plants need to take action when the issue is reported. Operators are the first line of defense and a simple, inexpensive service call can save a box plant hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. So, have you had a checkup lately? Mark Peyton is Director of Aftermarket at SUN Automa- tion Group. FTA Releases Educational Booklets: Flexography: Principles & Practices FTA has announced the release of a collection of book- lets, each comprising topics essential to a specific area of the flexographic printing process. The booklets’ content comes from “Flexography: Principles & Practices 6.0,” the sixth edition of FTA’s storied technical resource manu- al initially introduced in 1962. Flexographers in need of comprehensive but precise information on a particular topic will find the booklets’ brevity and focus invaluable. “The purpose of the Flexography: Principles & Practic- es Booklets is to enable industry members to concentrate on only the skills they need to grow, and provide an even more affordable way to do that,” said Joe Tuccitto, FTA’s Director of Education. The six-entry series includes: • All About Color, covering an introduction to color fun- damentals, process color and FIRST Methodology for process color (78 pages, $19.99 for FTA members) • Encountering Flexography, covering an introduction to flexography, flexographic market segments, the flexographic revolution and the flexographic printing press (44 pages, $9.99 for FTA members) • Image Carrier & Components, covering the image car- rier, plate making, mounting principles and mounting practices (80 pages, $19.99 for FTA members) • Ink & Ink Formulation, covering ink, color formulation, ink metering and ink in the pressroom (78 pages, $19.99 for FTA members) • Press Mechanics, covering press mechanics and drive systems, web handling, and web treatment and pro- cessing (78 pages, $19.99 for FTA members) • Print Quality, covering print quality assurance, quali- ty assurance and web inspection systems (44 pages, $9.99 for FTA members) The Flexography: Principles & Practices Booklets are available now. For more information and to order the booklets, visit www.flexography.org/fpp .
OHIO BLOW PIPE/ADVANCED AIRSYSTEMS www.obpairsystems.com For 85 years the Ohio Blow Pipe company and its whol- ly owned subsidiary, Advanced Airsystems, have provided the corrugated and folding carton industries with systems and products to process scrap. We engineer, fabricate, in- stall, service, provide system audits, and offer a wide range of scrap systems, dust collection systems and products to include cyclones, under roof AIR-SCREEN™ systems, pit belt systems, CLEANAIR dust collectors, Mist-Clone™ dust control systems for vacuum feeds, material handling fans, ductwork, switch valves, airveyors, balers, shredders and OM Partners makes paper makers and packaging compa- nies more profitable and more efficient by optimizing their operations. By utilizing mathematical solvers and advanced technology, corrugated producers remark that their corru- gators and converting equipment run faster with less waste and higher on time delivery achievement within weeks after implementation. The OMP System consists of a comprehen- sive and fully integrated set of modules for order promising, forecasting, capacity planning, stock management, corru- gator optimization, production scheduling, transport plan- ning and automatic data collection. dust briquetters. OM PARTNERS www.ompartners.com/corrugated
PAPER AND DUST PROS, INC. www.paperanddustpros.com
We custom design, install and service air conveyed scrap and dust collection systems. Our unique APS® is smaller, lighter, and more reliable than current cyclones. Contact us to learn how the APS® System can enhance your operation.
GF PUHL www.gfpuhl.com
GF PUHL designs, manufactures and installs air conveyed scrap & dust collection systems for the packaging and cor- rugated industries. With 37 years of experience, USA and International. We offer below or above roof systems featur- ing cyclones OR screen separators with real time pressure balancing for optimal dust control. High efficiency cyclones for sheet transfer exhaust systems eliminate water con- sumption and deliver dust directly to compactor or briquet- ter for low maintenance, long term sustainability and reli- ability. System audits, dust explosivity tests and dust hazard analysis (DHA’s) available. Re-manufactured balers, filters, blowers and shredders available at significant savings.
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