Often the goal for roll cleaning is to prevent contaminants from getting into the finished product. However, for the flaking industry, application-specific doctor blades provide a different function. In everything from potato starch flaking to pharmaceutical uses, the goal is to efficiently remove the product from the roll and generate maximum yield. So what benefit do roll cleaning and scraping technologies offer the flaking industry? The following case study illustrates how a specialized blade holder and flaking blade significantly increased productivity and decreased downtime.
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Written by Jerry Vandoros
on December 17, 2013.
At some stage during their working career, papermakers and mill engineers will have encountered at least one instance of flooded dryers in the drying section on their paper machine.
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Written by Wayne O'Driscoll
on November 26, 2013.
You’ve seen these signs before. In fact, most facilities rely on them to remind operators of the ever-present dangers of their operations. So how do you safely prevent fiber wraps and fuzz build-up during carbon fiber production from leading to oven fires and production stoppages?
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Written by Aaron Hickman
on November 05, 2013.
Anyone familiar with the carbon fiber manufacturing process knows that the fibers develop fuzz and can break while being pulled across rolls and through ovens before finally arriving at the sizing bath.
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Written by Aaron Hickman
on October 22, 2013.
The 2013 China International Paper Technology Exhibition and Conference (CIPTE) was held at the Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition Centre September 23-25.
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Written by Danielle Rohrer
on October 15, 2013.
