Chill Roll Pinning Takes Scrap to the Mat

"The M130 was a brand new design in 1997," recalls Press and Finishing Manager Tom Naquin. He estimates United Litho bought the seventh or eighth press off the production line, and start-up proved to be a bit bumpy. "The press operators and the presses weren't yet in sync," Naquin remembers.

A particularly persistent problem was mastering control of the 35" web once it passed the chill rolls and was slit into two 17 1/2" ribbons. The ribbons, which were then married in the folder, tended to float and cause misfolded signatures. "We were at the mercy of a press operator paying attention and reacting quickly," Naquin relates.