Powder issue with our friction collator

[funwork]

Hello.
We are in the process of replacing our friction collator (PLOCKMATIC 310) by a vaccum one (should be a Horizon or a Duplo)

One of the reason that lead us to this decision is the fact that we collate only NCR papers (12x18) and the printer that supply us use a lot of powder on the printed sheet.

Each 2 hours we have to stop the collator, clean the feeding rubber and that mean we lost time doing this.

At the end of the day we are able to collate on average 1500 3 sheet sets per hour when I think we could do better.

Does any one have an idea on a work around this problem.
We try to move our printer to stop using this powder but on the other hand I would like to know if a air dispenser would help.
I think that placing some kind of pulsed air mecanisme on top of the sheets for each bin would help and clean the paper from that damned powder !

By the way, do you have a tip to change or improve the feeding rubber on a friction collator ?

Thanks a lot for your return.

Frank

 

[plotter]

why are they using power on ncr?, i never use it and dont have any problems. I have a plock 310+ and a duplo mini 8 and both collate with no problems..
the simple answer is tell them to stop using it, it is only required really on glossy stock, and then only very minimal

 

[funwork]

Well, we keep telling them to stop using powder...
We are kind of affiliate to the printing company and in a way must work with them.
I don't know if they lose powder while they say they cut it but it is really stressing us !
We even though to go with a vaccum collator but i think a friction collator is the best way to collate NCR paper due to the light of the weight.

 

[tekrunner]

Well, we keep telling them to stop using powder...
We are kind of affiliate to the printing company and in a way must work with them.
I don't know if they lose powder while they say they cut it but it is really stressing us !
We even though to go with a vaccum collator but i think a friction collator is the best way to collate NCR paper due to the light of the weight.

Powder and any friction fed collators do not mix, there is no magic bullet I am afraid. The Duplo or Horizon should feed the NCR nicely (10/60 or VAC100) the 10,000s or the MC80, MC8, will feed ok with some adjustment.