| Ensures that the press can be run as a single-man operation |
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No longer any need for the operator to take 20 mins to turn a pile. Why pay an assistant? |
| No Health & Safety issues from back injury |
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Less time off work. End of manual handling. |
| Press keeps running longer between blanket cleans |
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Cost benefit. |
| Any member of the company can operate the pile turner |
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Doesn’t have to be the press operator (normally one of the most highly-paid members of staff) |
| Enables the press to be run consistently at higher speeds |
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Greater productivity. More sheets on the floor. |
| 1 minute to turn a pile, 4-5 minutes to turn, air & jog a pile |
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Far less down-time. More jobs run during a shift. Cost benefit. |
| Pay-back period can be as short as 3 years |
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H.P. on B2 model with airing & jogging is approx. £650 per month over 3 yrs.- approx. £160 per week – approx. £32 per day. Stopping the press for 20 mins. while the operator is on his knees turning the pile costs more than £32! Repeat this with every pile during the day! Basic B2 model (SE 90) is £250 per month over 3 yrs. |
| No on-going costs |
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2 year warranty, thereafter no servicing or maintenance. |
| Factor in jobs which might be rejected by a trade laminator |
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These are the jobs which have to be put through the press again to remove excessive spray powder – an expensive use of the press. Pile turner will do this! |
