Best Practices: Die, Anvil and Cylinder Care and Maintenance
An anvil cylinder from Bunting Magnetics
Fouts recommends implementing a maintenance schedule to keep anvils in good shape. One of his customers keeps an extra set of anvils for each machine. Once an anvil has been in use for six months, it is swapped out for the backup and is resurfaced in preparation for the next rotation.
Cory Francer is an Analyst with NAPCO Research, where he leads the team’s coverage of the dynamic and growing packaging market. Cory also is the former editor-in-chief of Packaging Impressions and is still an active contributor to its print magazines, blogs, and events. With a decade of experience as a professional journalist and editor, Cory brings an eye for storytelling to his packaging research, providing compelling insight into the industry's most pressing business issues. He is an active participant in many of the industry's associations and has played an essential role in the development of the annual Digital Packaging Summit. Cory can be reached at cfrancer@napco.com
