Horst Sprenger is one of the well-experienced Rod manufacturers in the world and has highest market share in European paper mills. The design concept is longer life, less trouble and excellent finishing of surface of paper and board.
The Rods and Beds are mainly applied for the following equipments : Auto Blade Symsizer (MESSO) , Speed Sizer•Roll Flex (VOITH) , Filmpress•Vari-Bar•etc. (JAGENBERG) .
Main applications : Sizing, Starch application, Pre- and top-coating for Board, Pigmenting, etc.
HS can supply both of plain surface rod and profile rod. Due to hydrodynamic pressure principle, coating can be achieved.
As to profile rods, coating weight can be varied by change of depth. All coating performances are of course depending on the following factors (Absorption, Colour solid content, Viscosity, Hardness of backing roll, Rod dia., Nip pressure) .
HS can offer the range of Rod dia. between 10 and 38mm. Plain Rods have generally chrome plating and HS also can offer ceramic coating Rods for longer life.
The materials of Beds are mainly PE and PU. PU has more elasticity and PE is stronger abrasion property. The future tendency of Bed material will be PE. Further, due to extrusion system, manufacturing cost of PE Bed will be reduced.
As to surface sizing, plain Rod is common use. For starch liquid application, plain Rod is not suitable. The profile Rod should be used for this application.
As to pigmenting, plain Rod with longer dia. is applied. The range of dia. will be between 20 and 38mm.
In order to minimize running cost, HS starts to supply “COMBI-SYSTEM”. The advantage of this system is to minimize cost of Rod Beds. The replace part is not complete Bed but only the part around Rod, which we call Rod Bed. We can expect to reduce the cost of Bed up to 50% or at least 30%.
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