Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2008 - (Page 36) MAKING THE MARK Photo credit, Brett Ryden, publisher design is 75 minutes. KMI installed an AB Control Compact Logix PLC to monitor all KMI furnished equipment and provide alarm status and ready-to-run status and sequential system start up. In the future, automatic chemical feed equipment can be integrated into this same control system. What efficiencies can Folding Guard expect from using the KMI system? According to Coursin, the finisher has already exceeded their original target production throughput levels. “They have increased sales due to lower costs, better quality and less time in process. The original design and specifications were for the line to run 8 fpm. Currently, they are running the line at 14 fpm and obtaining excellent product. This additional capacity is due to the robustness of the design and an experienced customer who is willing to try to push the line by tweaking times and temperatures of the system.” Making the Mark Lipa says it was natural to incorporate the Powder Coated Tough Mark once the company had begun using powder coating. “Being ecologically minded, and with the huge push for ‘green’ type initiatives, we feel that utilizing the symbol helps to promote our belief and commitments,” he says. “We believe there are five qualities that make Folding Guard stand apart: great products, custom solutions, free Loss prevention, security and safety products move down the line on Folding Guard's new powder coating system. design service, CAD-equipped capabilities, and a nationwide dealer network. The superior finish that the powder coating process provides has eliminated any questions from customers as to the quality of our products. Customers are savvy, intelligent individuals that are more aware of quality, standards and processes than we will ever be, and therefore are up to speed on the advantages of specific finish processes, their application and the resultant product quality.” Sharon Spielman is editor of Powder Coated Tough. She can be reached at 847-302-2648 or via e-mail at sspielman@powdercoating.org. Contact Folding Guard at 800-622-2214 or visit www.foldingguard.com. For more on KMI, visit www.kmisystemsinc.com. For more on Nordson, visit www.nordson.com. 36 Powder Coated Tough http://www.defelsko.com http://www.foldingguard.com http://www.defelsko.com http://www.kmisystemsinc.com http://www.nordson.com
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