Mona's Machinery Blog

Hi everyone! Happy 4th of July. During these uncertain times, I feel we need a reason to celebrate even more than ever this year. I'd love to hear your success stories. Here's one of ours to get us started. No matter what type of planned maintenance project you have, if you don’t have a good schedule it will fail. MGF Services is no stranger when it comes to planning a time table for a pre-planned maintenance project. One of our recent projects was recovering 30+ ink metering rolls for a Sunday 2000 press with our Rilsan coating. This project started off with some flexible dates for completion but as we got closer to the start, the timeframe for delivery became very tight due to shifting schedules of personnel needed to install the ink metering rolls. Working backwards from the customer’s deadline date for installation to get the press up and running, we sent partial orders to keep the installers moving without interruption. At the end of the project, w...

Draw rollers, also known as pull, traction, driven, all have one thing in common: Tungsten carbide (Wolfram) coating.   The primary function of draw rollers are to guide and draw paper. The coatings on the roller determine the "lifespan of the roller." The life of the roller coating depends on the operational use, of course. Typically, however, this coating will last years. How do you know when it's time to repair? When the roller starts to look "smooth" or takes on a glazing appearance, it is time to "recover" your roller.   In my experience most customers that we service don’t have spare or extended downtime to recover. What you need to have is a pre-planned repair which includes: Verifying dimensions Verifying tolerances Knowing the base material of roller Knowing the type of grit (fine, medium, or coarse)  How many times has your roller been recovered Committing to confirmed dates the press will be down to expedite your roller recovering....