Since 1936, SIMCO has creatively solved problems in the packaging industry worldwide. SIMCO is committed to being the leader in innovative technology . . . product reliability . . . on site application support …and unsurpassed in service both before and after the sale.
CLEANING CORRRUGATED MATERIALS
THE PROBLEM
--- Slitter Dust, chaff from sheeting, and other environmental contaminants on the surface of the corrugated material make it impossible to achieve production goals and difficult to maintain quality print standards. Laminating processes are also affected by surface dust. Coating thickness, along with adhesion problems that result in bubbles or blisters under the surface of the finished product.
THE SOLUTION
--- Neutro-vac Web and Sheet Cleaning Systems effectively remove slitter dust, chaff from sheeting and other contaminants from the surface of corrugated material.or application problems can occur.
- When installed at the dry end of a corrugator, immediately after the slitting operation, a Neutro-vac will provide your customers or in-house converter with the cleanest possible stock.
- A Neutro-Vac mounted on a die cutter, just prior to the print station, will ensure high quality printed material and less maintenance time.
THE RESULTS
- Reject rates will decrease dramatically, at least 50% or more
- Less time needed to hand wipe and clean the plate
- In most cases, the system will pay for itself in less than 4.5 months - that is a return on investment of over 250%
CLEANING PAPER, FILM OR FOIL
THE PROBLEM
--- Slitting, sheeting, coating, laminating, bag making, and other production processes of paper, film, and foil materials create particles that contaminate the web. Transporting the web through the production process causes a boundary layer of air that essentially traps the smaller particles. Contact and separation of the web material with the machine rollers generates static electricity that results in an electrostatic adhesion bonding contaminants to the surface of the web and the faster you try to operate the more complicated these problems described above become.
Contaminated surfaces cause defects in printing, coating uniformity, etc. resulting in quality problems, costly rejects, and ultimately dissatisfied customers.
THE SOLUTION
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SIMCO offers a wide variety of web cleaners. The one that is right for you depends on how clean you need your web surface. Most systems are configured with static bars that neutralize static charges and prevent reattraction of contaminates to the web surface.
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Neutro-Vac
cleaners keep your web free of contaminants down to 20-microns in size. Neutro-Vac utilizes a low velocity, high volume vacuum system, which makes it ideal for installation over unsupported webs, because the material will not be pulled to the vacuum slot. The systems can be either non-contact (the material being cleaned is not touched by brushes or other mechanical methods) or contact style. Neutro-Vacs combine the power of a compressed air blast, static eliminator and a high output exhaust head to agitate the web, remove the static bond and evacuate the surface particulate.
The
Ion-O-Vac
uses a high pressure low volume vacuum collector to remove particulate down to 20 microns in size from webs and sheets. Typical models include brushes and static bars before and after the vacuum slot. Removal of dust and dirt improves production speeds and lowers the incidence of product quality defects.
Simco's Contact Cleaning Systems can remove particles from 20 down to 1 micron. Using a Contact Cleaning System in a nip configuration, the contact cleaning rollers apply from 0.5 to 2 psi of pressure on the web, squeezing out the boundary layer of air. Performance evaluations reveal a cleaning efficiency of 97% of particles down to 10 micron in size and removal of most particles to 1 micron in size.
THE RESULTS -- Whatever cleaning method you select, a well designed cleaning system from SIMCO, that includes static control, will increase your production through-put and decrease rejects. This will result in a rapid return on investment and a better bottom line.
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