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[djammur]

Does anyone have an example of how to control rewinder slitting blades?

[inamfst]

Hi Djammur,

Whats the purpose of reminder slitting blades, is this question related to food processing?

 

Kind regards

Inam

[djammur]

they are used in flexographic printing.  Food packaging.  The slitter blades slit the rolls of labels or film from many rows of labels into individual rolls of 1 label

[beautiophile]

We buy blades packed in plastic boxes. After receiving, we label every blade tray in a box with a number and prepare a replacement log sheet for that box. Each time the splitting team change a blade, they take a new one from the box, stick the old one on the log sheet and record the replacement & condition of the blade (ex.: all broken pieces are collected).

Also, a maintenance team check the stocking of blades and log sheets every week.

[Foodworker]

To work out a practical control method, you would need to know how many slitters are involved, how many blades you use in a day (or shift), who issues them and are they all the same type, eg the razor type or scalpel type etc.

 

Making a control method too complicated invariably means that it is not followed and mistakes happen.

[sqflady]

We issue each machine operator two blades at the beginning of their shift.   This is documented on the pre-op sheet.  They turn in the blades at the end of the day which is also verified on the pre-op.  If they need another blade throughout the day then they must turn in all of the pieces of the blade they are replacing.