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News Release from: PIAB | Subject: PIAB BX25P suction cups
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 December 2007
Suction Cups Solve Paper Feeding System
Downtime
New suction cups fitted to a Muller Martini feeding machine have eliminated repeated loss of production time at print finisher Bertex Mail in Helsingborg (Sweden).
Bertex Mail needs to maintain high speeds and productivity on an hourly basis and when it strengthened its production line with Muller Martini feeding equipment it found that when abrasive and sharp paper ran though it the lip of the vacuum suction cups were destroyed every few hours The tearing and cutting of the suction cups resulted in the company having to change two cups four times each day, which was not only increasingly expensive but was also increasing downtime caused by the replacement of destroyed cups
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 14 Mar 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Bertex decided to work with its vacuum supplier, PIAB, to address the problem.
The company had been utilising PIAB's vacuum pumps for over a decade and wanted to find out if its suction cups would stand in a test of durability.
Mikael Ravn of PIAB said: "We installed two new suction cups, fitted directly on to the machine's standard suction cup holder.
No adaptations or changes were needed and it was an incredibly easy installation." The model BX25P suction cups fitted on to the Muller Martini machine are part of PIAB's Duraflex range and are made of a polyurethane material that combines the soft elasticity of rubber with the wear-resistance of polyurethane.
Unlike conventional suction cups, which often cause micro-leakage, the Duraflex material is claimed to allow PIAB's cups to form a proper seal on the material being handled.
As a result, Bertex is now spending 95 per cent less on suction cups and instead of going through eight suction cups each day, the company is now only going through six each year.
PIAB said that not only is Bertx saving money on suction cups, it is also able to run the Muller Martini machine 20 per cent faster because the new suction cups have a larger area.
That means the gripping force is higher, allowing production to increase from 10,000 to 12,000 sheets per hour with a claimed top machine speed of up to 16,000 sheets per hour.
Because the cups are replaced less often and can be fitted directly on to the machine, downtime has also been reduced, added PIAB.
Bertex can now operate at higher speeds with more reliability and productivity.
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