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| Improved
Rate and Quality |
| Improve
Production Rate: For any blown film producer, improving
production rate by 25-40 percent with a payback that is often
between 6 and 12 months, makes good sense. However, there are
other benefits that come from IBC control as well. |
- Reduce
layflat variation & wrinkles
- Improve
yield
- Reduce
scrap during startup and order changes
- Improve
film properties (clarity)
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| Improve
Yield: For a sheeting producer who is able to reduce edge
trim, from three inches down to one half inch, there is a potential
gain of up to 1.5 production hours per 24 hour period. In other
words, on a 60 inch sheeting job that would take 24 hours with
three inches of trim, if the trim were reduced to one half inch
(with the exact same extruder rate) the job would finish in
22.5 hours. This represents a 6.25 % increase in production
yield. |
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| Reduce
Resin Costs: In another example for bag producers, excessive
layflat variation means giving away money. Reducing layflat
from three-quarters of an inch to one tenth of an inch can save
upwards of $30,000 per year depending on resin costs. |
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