If you’re like most commercial printing companies, you actively look for ways to reduce printer downtime. Less downtime means more time printing, more time making money and increasing your profits.
In this article we look at 7 different ways you can address press downtime in your operation.
Choosing the Right Equipment
When it comes to any type of process the right equipment is critical. The right press for the job, the correct ink for the project, etc. So when it comes to drip trays and liners, the same need applies. Making sure you’re using the correct tray and/or liner for the specific press is the only way you’ll be able to decrease cleaning downtime.
Quality Supplies
With most supplies you get what you pay for. Lower quality typically means they’ll be less effective. Although lower quality usually also equates to lower costs up front the mid and long term costs are much higher. With press drip trays and liners quality is key to ensuring your process will allow for quicker changeover to keep projects moving.
Regular Maintenance
As you know regular maintenance of your print equipment and parts will extend the life of the press. So using all available means of extending the life of that equipment will improve efficiency and increase the profitability of your operation. Drip trays and liners increase cleanliness while simultaneously extending the life of your press.
Standardization
While not all print projects are alike, the creation of standards for different types of print jobs can help make the job of cleaning your equipment easier and faster through the use of drip trays and paper liners.
Support
Support services are a good resource when you are trying new printing techniques or systems. An idea that seemed easy to execute in the planning stage might have some unexpected bumps along the way. DIPCo is ready to be that support when it comes to cleaning & maintenance through the use of drip trays and liners.
Run Size
This strategy ties into the previously discussed idea of standardizing the process. Knowing in advance how long a drip tray or paper liner tray will last before needing to be changed depends on your machine as well as the type of printing project. By tracking this data during each project, you will be able to estimate the run size of trays and liners to get the most use out of them.
Tracking Downtime
Identifying and tracking printer downtime leads to the creation of standards that will increase productivity. The tracking of downtime allows for a better analysis of why aspects of your changeover and cleaning process take certain amounts of time to complete. Using this data will create the ability to improve the process, project production and report accurately on the future of the bottom line.
Start the process of reducing printer downtime, and increasing production, by contacting us today about using drip trays and liners for your press.
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