Problem & answerD-05
Desiccant Not Pushed Down or Sticking at the Feed Rollers
Also covers: Feed roller pressure
Likely causes
- Feed (pinch) rollers too loose: the strip slips and is not pushed down to the cutter
- Feed rollers too tight: the strip sticks, creases or tears
- Rollers dirty with silica dust
- Rollers worn
How to fix it
- 1Stop the machine.
- 2Check the two feed rollers that push the strip down to the cutter.
- 3Clean the rollers.
- 4Adjust roller pressure to the middle: firm enough to drive the strip without slipping, but not so tight that it sticks or marks the sachets.
- 5Jog several sachets through and watch them feed down smoothly.
- 6Replace worn rollers.
Technical note
Too loose and the desiccant is not pushed down; too tight and it gets stuck. Set the rollers to a middle level.Photos
It is fixed when
Strip feeds down smoothly and evenly to the cutter.
Stop it coming back
- Check roller pressure after every reel change and cleaning.
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