Corrugated Containers Waste Management Series: DVD 1

Peel Waste
Concentrating on the unloading and roll storage areas, this 17 ½ minute DVD demonstrates proper roll handling and storage practices needed to prevent paper loss. The narrator covers railcar unloading, clamp truck basics and banding procedures and explains how these functions can cause expensive peel waste. The DVD suggests many helpful hints and practical solutions which have been accumulated by a team of experts in the corrugated box industry. Accompanying notebook includes instructor’s guide and student text.

Material Handling
Material handling waste can occur when corrugated material is moved anywhere between the corrugator and final loading. It can occur when the sheet is moved from the corrugator to work in process storage, storage to converting, converting to unitizing, uniting to finished goods storage, or into trucks or rail cars. Waste from any or all of these material handling areas can account for a significant percentage of a plants overall waste totals. This DVD outlines ways a plant can control its waste in these areas through improved maintenance, employee awareness and operating procedures.

Converting Waste I & II 
Converting waste occurs when board fed through the converting machine does not result in a saleable product. This two DVD course examines how this waste occurs and how it can be reduced. The first 35-minute tape describes the proper preplanning and make-ready procedures a plant needs to make an effective on e box set-up. It discusses proper ordering of printing plates and cutting dies, mounting and cleaning plates, and machine maintenance. Part II, also 35 minutes, starts with the sheets arriving at the machine and follows them through the converter. It emphasizes the importance of good board quality and proper crew training in controlling converting waste.

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