Inconsistent pleats – Case #644

November 10, 2017

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“A picture is worth a thousand words”. Practical solutions to problems encountered in the manufacturing process that demonstrate how we assist our customers’ factories to produce Right from the Start TM.

Problem: the pleats look inconsistent and they open due to insufficient glue application at the edges.

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Impactiva solution: we got the factory to change the glue application cut-outs shape (wider at edges) in order to improve the glue application and achieve a good pleating shape.

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