Working Overtime to Eliminate Downtime

Kuppalli points out the impact that press clean up has on uptime. "Customers want to limit their downtime, and they lose a lot of time in clean-up," he states. "Improvements must be made so that customers can have a better, quicker clean-up."

In terms of specific products or ideas, Inta-Roto believes its development of doctor bar applicators is very important. "We are improving on enclosed doctor bar applicators by installing automatic cleaning systems and toolless doctor blade changeovers," Kuppalli says. "Our customers like the no-mess scenarios, as well as the ease with which the blades are changed."