New Seamed Lagging Eliminates Need for Gluing
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Albany International, Menands, N.Y., USA, this week introduced its Coated Dura-Drive™ Lagging EZ, which its says allows corrugated paper manufacturers to reduce costs associated with the expensive, time-consuming process of removing and gluing roll lagging. The new lagging installs on most drive pulleys without glue, enabling customers to install it on both rolls in a fraction of the time currently required, in many cases less than an hour, the company notes.
With no gluing, there is no costly downtime waiting for the glue to cure. In addition, it is environmentally friendly because no toxic glue is used. Also, there is no need to grind the old lagging off.
Joe Siciliano, global product manager for Albany International Corrugator Belts, points out that "there's no longer a need to shutdown an entire operation over a weekend just to re-lag your rolls. With no grinding or gluing, there is a significant reduction in overall costs to a plant in both manpower and downtime. In addition, since the Coated Dura-Drive Lagging EZ is installed in sections, if lagging is damaged in one section, you can replace only the section and not have to replace the entire roll covering."
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