Stripping problems: causes and fixes
8 Stripping problems in offset printing and finishing: symptoms, probable causes, step-by-step fixes and prevention.
Stripping · TPG-174
Skeleton breaking in automatic stripping
Skeleton chunks falling onto blanks or jamming the station; constant stops
Stripping · TPG-175
Stripping males and females misaligned
The tool hits the blank or misses the scrap; damaged blanks or scraps left behind
Stripping · TPG-176
Internal cutouts not falling (windows, holes)
Scraps riding on the blank to delivery or re-embedding when piling
Stripping · TPG-177
Blanks damaged during automatic stripping
Torn edges, marks or folds on good blanks leaving the station
Stripping · TPG-178
Skeleton wrapping or jamming under the machine
Waste piling at extraction; stops to clear; fire risk in the area
Stripping · TPG-179
Slow manual stripping or blanks tearing
Team can't keep up; blanks torn or with lifted fibers when hand-separating
Stripping · TPG-180
Marks or folds on blanks from manual stripping
Marked boxes, bent corners or scratched surfaces after hand separation
Stripping · TPG-181
Inline blanking failing
Blanks won't separate at the third station or fall disorderly into the pile