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feature | solution focus
Steam
Generators
Improve
Reliability
Generators
provide
dependable
ultra-dry steam to
set wallcovering
designs during
heavy production.
Steam generators used to create wallcoverings
produce 99.5% dry steam and make it possible to
begin production within 10 min. of startup.
LARGO, FL-BASED SCHOONER
Prints (schoonerprints.com) is a family-owned-and-operated
business that uses
non-toxic water-based ink systems and
specialty Rotogravure printing techniques
to create premium wallcoverings. Key to
this process is the need for on-demand
ultra-dry steam.
MAY 2022
Aſt er 28 years of using the same equipment
for the steam, the owners were
concerned about any sort of slow down
or business interruption that might occur
based on the age of the equipment. Maintenance
Manager, Tim Bluett explained,
" In essence we run dry steam through what
you'd think of as a radiator producing heat.
We need even, consistent, dry heat to dry
our webs for the wall coverings. "
Th e design and serviceability of the
company's two 60 BHP steam generators
enabled minimal interruptions to the
workfl ow, with Bluett noting, " other than a
coil replacement, [the generators] haven't
been down for a day. " Yet, with a larger
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