Poland-based Seismotion produces a wide range of steel and aluminium bars, which the company is showcasing at the Virtual.Drupa 2021.
Nikos Drosakis, executive managing director, Seismotion
“Our latest invention is the NPP bar, which is 15x15x13-mm. That is a double-fold non-glue steel bar with perforation on both sides. What makes it unique is the two-side perforation. That means the bar fits to every kind of the blanket regardless of its layer structure and the grip is strong enough to have better results than industry standards,” Nikos Drosakis, executive managing director, Seismotion, said.
Drosakis explained: “I think non-glue steel bars make a big difference. If we consider that standard barring of blanket using glue, depending on method, needs time from five to 24 hours to get the full bar grip strength. This includes all additional operations like preparing the glue, gluing the blanket, curing the glue in the oven, and so on. Now, what we need to do is just to crimp the bar on the blanket and it's ready to go. Of course, not every bar can be replaced by a steel non-glue version. However, those which can make a big difference, especially when in the pandemic days, we often suffer from lack of personnel. By reducing the time of the barring process, we can try to minimise the impact on the company production rate as one person can make more blankets.”