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“No other braking system in our plant can handle this situation as well as the RE brake system. The other systems have to be constantly monitored and adjusted to try and handle the situation. If not, the print can be affected to the extent that quality goes down and scrap occurs.”

Montgomery says that Inteplast estimates the RE brake system will pay for itself in about six months, taking into account the previous issues with machine downtime, lost production, labor for repairs, and wasted man-hours for the operators. Because the RE system helps eliminate waste, operators can direct their focus toward quality-control duties. “Waste or scrap management is an important factor in the everyday operations of our manufacturing plant. With profit margins as tight as they are, we are always looking for ways to reduce the scrap rate and increase our yield rate,” he says. “Higher yields equate to lower operating costs and higher profits.” pP