Title
Doc no.
RD07-001
Date (ISO 8601)
Best Practice
BM 2000 Systems
2007-07-05
Process owner Author Sign. Quality Section Revision Page
R&D Dept + Tech Support BOL 1 7(13)
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Trim Waste Problems
Symptom: Trim strips exit together with the finished booklets.
Cause: Insufficient effect from built-in blower fans.
Remedy: There are two different solutions;
a) Install Compressor Air Blast Kit, part no. 890031, which
needs compressed air
Air Blast Kit
b) Turn over the blower fans as described below. This will soon come in production.
Turning over trim blower fans
Trim waste problems can be reduced significantly if the blower fans are installed as shown right
below. The new method will go in production soon.
Standard mount
New mount
Existing machines can be rebuilt with reasonable efforts:
• Remove the Blower Bracket
• Remove the blower fans from the bracket
• Newer brackets already have threaded holes for turned-over fans, if not, drill and tap
these
• The connecting cable for one of the blower fans has to be extended, this can be done by
crimping or soldering
• Install everything again