Nordson's new digital tool’SmartGap'

摘要

Nordson Corporation has developed a digital tool for comparing the cost inputs of standard sheet dies with removable lower lips and those of the EDI~R SmartGap~TM mechanism for rapidly changing sheet thickness.The tool,called the SmartGap Payback Analysis,enables sheet manufacturers to calculate the payback time for switching to SmartGap technology.SmartGap technology enables manufacturers to make changes in thickness with unprecedented speed,extend the range of thicknesses that they can produce,and achieve these improvements while enhancing sheet quality.The system uses a single-point adjustment mechanism that changes the lip gap while simultaneously modifying the length of the lip land to provide the most appropriate conditions for the newly adjusted thickness as the sheet exits the die.