12/02/2007
Following our recently formed partnership agreement with Impact Air Systems, a comprehensive shear slitting, air conveying and filtering system has been installed on a Universal reeling machine at Owens Corning plant at Liversedge, West Yorkshire.
The project was completed in October 2006 with the objective of providing better working conditions for staff, increasing machine speed and reducing operating costs. Commenting, Mr Warren Stephenson, Maintenance Operations Leader at Owens Corning said: "A major plus gained from the new equipment has been the reduction in time taken for change-round of the slitting system - what previously took two hours can now be achieved in just minutes. Together with the big improvement in air quality, we are delighted with the new system."
The slitting system comprises 36 top manually adjusted knife-holders mounted on a guide rail - an optional future upgrade would allow automatic positioning. The counter blades are mounted on a Svecom female knife-shaft providing positive positioning, low maintenance and an expansion range that makes blade changes quick and easy for the operator.
The air system has a blower Venturi that continually sucks the trim away from the slitting knives. By using a Venturi system the amount of dust is reduced. The trim is conveyed at 24 metres per second through ductwork to a discharge compactor so0me 100 metres away where the air is separated in an Impact Air separator and the trim falls gently by gravity into the compactor. Further ducting then leads to the filter unit that completely removes any dust that has passed through the system.
Owens Corning is an important supplier of composite materials to a variety of industrial end uses including car and computer manufacturers and many more.
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