Can Seamer Service Calendar
August 20, 2024
Keeping Your Line Running Smoothly
Can seamers are arguably the most integral part of the packaging process. To ensure optimal performance on the can-seamer, it’s essential to have your equipment serviced regularly. As your guide to all things can seamer-related, we’ve compiled a recommended service schedule for your can seamer line. Together, we can keep your seamer equipment running smoothly and avoid costly downtime.
Annual Maintenance Must-Haves
Choosing to invest in preventative maintenance each year can make the difference between a smoothly running production line and a line riddled with problems like hold product, unscheduled downtime, and production loss. Emergency service and parts procurement costs are always increased in emergency situations. Annual maintenance provides an opportunity to assess the overall condition of the machine, identify potential issues, and establish a baseline for subsequent maintenance tasks and reduces unscheduled downtime.
Below, you’ll find several maintenance must-haves that we recommend tending to each year.
Professional Seam Analysis
During a professional seam analysis, we will examine the quality of the can seam and assess the performance of the seaming process. An RSS MACLIN technician will evaluate can defects such as wrinkles, flanges, or leakers. We will also perform a seam analysis including checking for the seam’s thickness, width, and shape to ensure it meets the required specifications. This analysis provides valuable insights into the overall performance of the can seamer and –checks that all seams meet the can and lid manufact specifications. Not only that, but the analysis highlights any areas that require short- and long-term attention.
Oil Analysis
It’s important to analyze your oil quarterly. This helps identify areas that may not be receiving adequate lubrication, or the source of oil contaminates which may in turn affect the performance and longevity of the machine. Oil is the lifeblood of your equipment. Water and contamination reduce the effectiveness of your lubricant. Long term, this increases the longevity of the machine.
Comprehensive Audit
Each year, it’s important to review the entire seamer in an annual comprehensive audit to see if there are any factors to may lead to seamer downtime.
Quarterly Maintenance
Modular Maintenance
Because of increased schedules and reduced maintenance time, Micro-audits give you an opportunity to make repairs in a minimum window vs a line outage. Sometimes your annual audit and micro audit aren’t enough. When you’ve got machine assembly problems that are outside of OEM specification (e.g., worn gears), we can help construct a modular maintenance plan to fit around your production schedule and address any remaining needs.
Micro Audit
While the entire line gets reviewed annually, it’s a good idea to schedule a micro audit each quarter. This ensures that the assemblies are configured properly. Any deviation or wear in the assemblies can affect the seam quality and may eventually compromise the integrity of the seam. If we find any problem areas, you can count on us to generate a parts list and procure the parts you need. -talk about modulars. We have the machine broken down into 12 modulars, we can help you figure out
Set-Up Audit
In addition to micro audits and modular maintenance, we recommend conducting a set-up audit every 4-6 weeks to review timing, guide rail setups, and other basic adjustments. Guide rails, which are the parts that come into contact with cans during transfer within the machine, play a crucial role in maintaining proper alignment and seam integrity. A more frequent set-up audit helps address any misalignments or adjustments to prevent avoidable downtime and ensure consistent performance.
On-Site Seam Analysis
Professional seam checks can be done about once a month. Instead of reactively adjusting for each damaged seam, we’ll bring a technician on-site. We’ll meet with you to review last month’s seam data and provide recommendations to reduce the need for constant adjustments.
Daily Maintenance
Regular Seam Checks
When the quality of your product depends so heavily on your can seams, it’s imperative to check them regularly. We recommend checking your can seam twice each shift so that you can prevent minor irregularities from creating larger quality assurance issues.
Need Additional Training or SOP Support?
Not sure what to measure in a can-seam check? Sign up for can-seamer training. With over 75 years of experience, we’ve got some knowledge to share. But sometimes knowledge isn’t enough. You also need to know how to put it into practice in a routine way. When you need to improve your entire process, we can help develop a Standard Operating Procedure, or SOP.
Log of Can Counts
Financial audits are a good reason to count your cans, but an even better reason is to gain clarity on how your can count affects your tooling and machine assemblies. When your equipment has processed 40 million cans per station, it’s likely time to schedule a professional tooling change and micro audit. At RSS MACLIN, we always check this during an annual audit, but it’s good for you to keep a running tally each day.
Schedule Can-Seamer Service Today!
When you schedule can-seamer service with us at RSS MACLIN, we’ll provide an on-site audit you can trust and much more! We’ll also provide the following:
- Parts List Generation
- Parts Procurement
- Maintenance & Repair
- Can-Seamer Training
Don’t risk the high cost of downtime on your packaging line. Call the can-seamer experts at RSS MACLIN to schedule preventive maintenance today.
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