Longhill

Elmstone Hardwicke
TBS ENGINEERING Cheltenham, Glos.
Consultants, Design and Manufacturing Engineers GL51 9TY, England
Tel. +44 (0)1242 680680
Fax. +44 (0)1242 680909
Email. sales@tbseng.co.uk
http://www.tbseng.co.uk

Enveloper Material Specifications and Performance

Relates to original Tekmax machines.

Envelope material........ Microporous PE

Size range .................... Width 110 min, 170 max
Thickness..................... 0.024in (0.6mm) min, Back web from 0.005in (0.127)
Envelope height........... 100mm min, 150mm max
Plate size…………….. 100x100mm min, 150x150mm max (any combination in between)
Envelope material width (std 4mm sealing wheel width) a min of 9mm either side of plate
Envelope material width (narrow 3mm sealing wheel width) a min of 8mm either side of plate

Plate Quality Standards (re. Plate Specification Sheet)

Plates must not be stuck together in the stack
Height variation.....................(Over frame +/- 1mm)
Width variation......................+/-1mm
No Loose or non-adhered paper
Paste adhesion must stand a drop from 1m on to a hard floor without any pellet drop out
Max missing pellets...............3
Plate stacks must not have one edge or surface more than 5mm higher than lower edge
Non-Parallel plate..................1mm
Non Square Bottom plate ......1mm
Curved plate ..........................1mm
Uneven Feet...........................0.5mm
Bowed plates .........................1mm
Stack height ...........................up to 150mm

Envelope Material Standards

Curvature (re. Fig. 1)

(Material unrolled and laid flat)
Up to 3mm per meter to meet efficiency spec.
Up to 12mm per metre can be processed but efficiency levels will not be achieved.
Inner core diameter to be 254mm (10in).

Wavy Edge (re. Fig. 2)

(Material lay flat and as straight as possible)
Up to 6mm of ripple at 100mm max spacing to meet efficiency levels.

Operating efficiency 80%

Providing machine is set in line with TBS recommendations using competent operators and fed with
components to the required specifications as detailed above.
 CURVATURE

Up to 3mm per metre to meet efficiency spec.

0mm to meet quality spec.

Fig. 1
WAVY EDGE

100mm MAX

6mm to meet efficiency spec.

0mm to meet quality spec.

Fig. 2