What will 2012 bring to businesses?

Everything is so unsure these days with the struggling economy and the high unemployment rates.  What will 2012 bring to your company? 

Keystone’s 2011 was its best year in the 20 years of business.  We are hoping we can provide savings to many more customers this year and help with the budget struggles people are facing daily.  Our parts for the Nordson, Slautterback, ITW and Melton glue melters will do the work needed and provide great savings.  Our delivery times provide the JIT inventory required today by most companies.  Our seamless customer service makes ordering a cinch.

Keystone sends out many thanks to our existing customers for a great 2011.  We would be nothing without our loyal customers.   Have a safe and Happy New Year!

Expedite Fees – What are you willing to pay to have your packaging line running?

So, I read this on a competitor’s email today – “Only emergency orders will ship during the holiday shutdown and will incur a $500.00 handling fee in addition to the next flight out fee.” 

I thought to myself, “How absurd to do that to a customer when everyone is already stretched to the max on their budgets!”  AND, they are closed over a week during the Christmas holidays.  That is some way to provide great customer service!  We will be closed 12/26 and 12/29, 12/30 & 1/2.  We will NOT charge a $500 expedite fee!  We are here to help the customer save money on parts for Nordson, Slautterback, ITW and Melton glue melters.   We ship most of our orders the same day and confirm all orders so you know when your parts will arrive.  We will save you 50% on most parts and sometimes more.  We look forward to receiving your orders and we appreciate all of our customers.  Visit us for more info at our website at www.keystoneparts.com.  Learn how ordering can be seamless with Keystone!

Slautterback Melters – Are you prepared to be without your melter?

If you are one of those using the Slautterback Melters…..beware!  Nordson is obsoleting all the parts for those melters.  Don’t be one of those caught unprepared.  Nordson purchased Slautterback several years ago and slowly started phasing the parts out of circulation.  Now, they are obsoleting the parts completely.  If you need assistance in planning for another melter, please contact us.  We can assist you with the melter and the parts.

PACKEXPO 2011 – Las Vegas – September 26-28

Please stop by our booth 3315 at the PackExpo tradeshow in Las Vegas.  Learn how you can save 1/2 in your parts inventory dollars for your Nordson, Slautterback, ITW and Melton melters.  We provide value, great customer service and on time deliveries.

Why have your old Nordson and Slautterback Melters Refurbished?

Is your old Nordson or Slautterback Melter on its last leg?  Maybe the the melter is full of char.  Maybe your melter’s pump is not working at its full capacity?   Have you considered having your old Hot Melt Units rebuilt?  Sending your old hot melt glue melters in for refurbishment will save you valuable dollars.   Keystone Industries provides the following with refurbished Nordson and Slautterback Melters.

• 6 month or 2000 hour (whichever occurs first) warranty on all mechanical parts
• New coating on the glue pot
• Totally rebuilt pump
• New RTD/Therm
• Totally rebuilt manifold
• All new orings/seals
• New Filter
• New insulation
• New paint

All refurbished melters are tested with adhesive for quality purposes.

The savings can add up to half the amount you would spend on a new melter.  You can extend the life of your old unit by years with refurbishing.

Nordson has Obsoleted Parts/Are you being affected?

Nordson has recently obsoleted replacement parts for their 2300 and 3000 series melters.   Follow the links below for parts that Nordson has obsoleted.  Keystone will continue to provide these parts for your convenience.  Click on the part numbers in the links below to see more detailed information regarding each individual part. 

Nordson 3000 Parts

Nordson 2300 Parts

Importance of Procedures for Preventative Maintenance

How many times has your packaging line been down for hours due to an issue that could have been prevented?  How much money was lost during that downtime versus the cost of the part needed to repair the cause?  Preventative Maintenance procedures on packaging lines is nothing to sneeze at.  The cost savings by being proactive can be enormous.  Think of the domino effect that can happen from a line being down for hours. 

• $$ lost on product not produced
• $$ lost on product trashed
• $$ line operators lose due to being sent home
• $$ lost by the delivery trucks that are held up to deliver your product
• $$ lost by retail stores because they do not have enough of your product
• $$ lost by consumer buying someone else’s product

As far as your Nordson, Slautterback, ITW, and/or Melton glue melters, we can help you with your Preventative Maintenance procedures and the parts needed to shelve to prevent downtime.  What procedures do you currently have in place that you can share with others in your same position?

Rid Char – Follow these Simple Instructions

Red Baron Cleaner

RED BARON TANK CLEANER – Tank Flushing Instructions for your Nordson, Slautterback, ITW or Melton Melter.

Choice of 3 sizes:

RB-1:  1 gallon container

RB-5:  5 gallon container (as shown)

RB-55:  55 gallon drum

 

Are your nozzles plugging frequently and cauing you downtime?  The solution is as simple as flushing your glue melter.  Preventative maintenance of your melter is a proactive way to reduce downtime and increase the life of your parts and the melter.  Always replace the tank filter and inline filters after flushing the melter.  Follow the instruction below to properly flush the melt unit.

 

Safety Instructions:  WEAR ALL APPROPRIATE SAFETY GEAR (long sleeves, gloves, safety glasses)

1.       Drain glue unit of all adhesive.

2.       Turn off pump pressure on glue unit.

3.       Relieve the glue pressure from the glue unit.

4.       Take the applicator head(s) off of the hose(s).

5.       Pour the Red Baron in the glue pot up to the fill line.  Do not overfill.

6.       Turn pump pressure on.

7.       Pump adhesive out of hose(s) until Red Baron appears.

8.       You may keep hose on to clean hose(s) and just re-circulate into the glue tank. 

9.       Gently scrape (using high temperature plastic or wooden tool – do not use metal –this may damage the Teflon coating)

10.     Run with either old tank filter in or out. (if running with no tank filter, be sure to have a spare o-ring).

11.     Drain all the cleaner.   If the char still drains from the manifold/tank, repeat steps 5 through 11 until there is no char.

12.     After tank is clean and all cleaner is drained, install a new tank filter.  Take this opportunity to change any inline filters between the hoses and heads and change any old nozzle tips.

13.     Fill tank with new adhesive and purge hose(s) and head(s) until clean adhesive appears.

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Rebuilt Nordson, Slautterback Melters

If you are looking for ways to save money, consider having your old melters rebuilt.  We rebuild Nordson and Slautterback melters and provide a warranty.  Call for pricing.