Preventive + Maintenance = Quality

Kelly Hart, communications and advertising director, Martin Automatic, Inc. (www.martinautomatic.com), says the items that wear out on a splicing unit depend on the equipment, the material, and the process. “In butt splicers, for example, we might expect it to be the anvils or cutter wheels that have gone dull,” she says. “And here’s an important component of a splicing system that isn’t even part of the splicer: it’s the tape. Make sure you use a good tape and replace any that’s been sitting around too long.”