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Despite your best efforts, no operations manager or maintenance supervisor can prevent every roll-related emergency that could happen. The challenge is to be ready before (not when) one happens.

If you could save a million dollars by changing one facet of your tire production process, would you?

For product quality and safety, tires require rubber at a specific thickness. If rolls aren’t ground to the exact tolerances needed to achieve that sweet spot, or minimum thickness:

• You’re using more material than necessary.
• You’re losing money!

Why throw money away?

Manufacturers of specialty-coated products have unique challenges, costs, or risks because of the additional processes and materials involved.

That’s why correct roll geometry is critical to creating consistent, accurate coatings. Whether you’re running a gap nip or a contact nip, roll geometry affects material usage, coating thickness consistency, and process speed — just to name a few key metrics.

Ultimately, reducing roll variability is essential to optimal product quality and business profitability.

Is your company missing out on $10,000 a day?

Electric car sales increased by 37% in 2016, according to Forbes magazine.

In January 2017 alone, electric car sales rose by 59%.

As consumer demand for electric cars increases, so does the demand for the lithium ion batteries that power them. There’s also an increase in the number of cells within the battery (to increase the range per charge). 

Embracing the benefits of recycling can be 

great for business. However, recycled paper manufacturers share one problem that can negatively affect your production (and profit):

When adding recycled content to the pulper, no one knows the exact quality of the supplied furnish from bale to bale. Recycled paper content can contain just about anything, like adhesive residue, food particles or end-of-life fibers.

1 way to know, plus how to reduce related risks of costly downtime or wear

Picture this: Your production is below target and your finished product has defects that suggest a profile issue with the pressure roll. What are your options?

The Future of Medical Coatings

Fueled by an awareness of increasing healthcare needs, it’s no surprise that the market for specialty medical coatings is growing. For example, Stratistics MRC reports that transdermal drug delivery systems alone are expected to reach $36.58 billion by 2022.

Reduce costly inefficiencies and extend the life of your rolls 

Machine downtime is not the only threat to your mill’s bottom line. During the life of a press section roll, inefficiencies that seem minor can accumulate expenses beyond the cost of a grind or repair.

Here are 3 warning signs that you may have a press roll problem:

Your business makes money when your equipment is running smoothly. What may not be as obvious is how much is at stake if there’s unplanned machine downtime. In one case, an automobile manufacturer calculated a $22,000 per minute cost due to equipment failure.

Edwards Deming, American management consultant, had a lot to say about quality in manufacturing processes.

His insights revolutionized quality standards all over the world. In his 14 Points for Management, he noted that management’s job was to ensure people and machines consistently improve.