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Formdeck RM 6 - Pinching guide Rollers.

After some use of the machine it was noticed that the product was all of a sudden was not being folded firmly in the center.

After some careful investigation it was discovered that the Pinching Rollers were no longer aligned.


This required the disassembly of the top rollers and the Pinching rollers.

Removing the Pinching Rollers, spacers and shims.


3 Sets of rollers removed , all the center holding bolts were loose.


Notice L+R.  Well the center holding pins have either a left or right handed thread.
These were assembled in the wrong spot in the machine.
This caused the pin to work loose while rotating.
Swapping the pinching roller to the correct position meant they would  keep themselves tight while working.


Using a laser and line, we were able to realign the rollers and improve the quality of the product,
This was not easy, as the picture shows, many different heights and clearances need to be met.

Pinching Rollers in place an adjusted.