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10-07-08
Filming is progressing well at the laminator. Working
in a logical Flow. 9-25-08 update at
9 am
All boards that need aluminum framing have been filmed and are
shipping to aluminum framer today.
One or two plastic framed orders will be done today. Filming and
plastic framing will then resume next week as production scheduling allows.
We are honestly trying to squeeze them in as fast as we can!
9-24-08 update at
10 am
Film is good!!! we are Laminating!! 9-23-08 update at
1 pm
2,750 feet of film at laminator, quick look says its fine
but will not be able to get into production till sometime Wednesday1
9-19-08 update at
11 am
Uncoated film is firmly scheduled for adhesive application today,
slitting monday and shipping monday with delivery to Lamination shop Tuesday 9-18-08 update at
9 pm
Uncoated film is at adhesive applicator and they are scheduling
into a production run hopefully today or friday. It then needs to
sit a day before final slitting. then it can be shipped to laminator.
9-15-08 update at
3 pm
Uncoated film is in transit to adhesive applicator.
hope to apply adhesive wednesday
9-12-08 update at
3 pm
Uncoated film is on the dock ready to ship to adhesive
applicator. We still have to settle on new adhesive and get it scheduled
into production at adhesive applicator
9-11-08 update at
3 pm - new tack
We have decided that the only film we can use is the DaPlus due
to its resistance to disinfectants.
We have talked to a new adhesive applier who will apply adhesive in a day or two
and are working on getting him a 3,000 ft roll. We hope to have roll
to laminator by the 16th. coated by the 18th and to laminator by the 19th.
all goes well the week of the 22nd will be IT! 9-11-08 update at
10 am
OH no!!! - our 1,500 long roll of film has defective
adhesive application again and is not useable. (discovered once we got into roll
during application). We are fervently persueing a new adhesive
applicator to do job correctly. Will advise progress on this page.
We have another film that we can use but it has not been in testing as long as
the DaPlus and are not sure of its longer term performance. I have a
sample coming to me so see if defective adhesive can be used at all. 9-10-08 update at
2 pm
film has been inspected and approved to run. All skins will
ship by Friday to the framer for framing and all the plastic framed boards will
begin being filmed and framed Monday. For those that want to order DA-Plus
we will be placing a new order and can begin shipping that shortly. 9-9-08 update at
4 pm
film has been delivered to laminator. they will
inspect it and start Laminating wednesday AM 9-5-08 update at
9 am
film has been coated with adhesive and came out fine.
Trucker is scheduled to pick up roll today for delivery to laminator on
Tuesday (fastest we can get it there)
9-4-08 update at
3 pm
film is being coated and job is running well --- will ship on
Friday to laminator - 2 day transit point
9-3-08 update at
11 am
Factory is running our lot tomorrow 8/4 for sure roll will ship
tomorrow Thursday to laminator if all gos ok which is 99.9% promised
9-1-08 update
Run of 1500 ft planned for 9-3 on which day we will ship to
Laminator and get there by the 5th 8-29-08 update
We have tested a new adhesive and it looks like it will bond very
evenly to the dry erase film creating a very optically clear and smooth surface.
We have also gone to 1 mil of adhesive coating. We have 1500 ft of
film at the coater ready to be coated and 4,000 feet on order to be run once
1500 ft is put in production. Hope to have film to
application laminator by sept 1 or 2 8-15-08
DaPlus film has been proven to be very resistant to hospital
disinfectants.
however the boards without the film last fine if no disinfectants are used and
will last 3-6 months even with heavy disinfectant cleaning.
We have currently had 3 large failed runs of DaPlus
by the manufacturer that puts the pressure sensitive adhesive on it so we can
bond it to the board. This has of course mad us look terrible to you and
destroyed our faith in American Manufacturing. What can we do now based on the
fact that it may be a month before we get perfect DaPlus in house.
1. you can wait till we get the film correctly made. estimate 3-5 weeks
2. we can apply the film as it is. You will see some very small bumps under the
film that will not affect the dry erase but will be visible. If you accept this
they will not be returnable for the bumps and we will not charge you for putting
on the film. Pictures due Monday!
3. we will send you the boards without the film and deduct the film from your
invoice. We then will send you the film for free within 2-3 months and at this
time it is a easy matter to dry erase the board and have a person with window
tinting experience install the film.
labor should be less than 10 minutes per board and can be done in the room on
the wall.
besides sending you the free film we will give you a credit if $3 per board
4. We have some other films to use besides DaPlus but we have not gotten any
long term testing on their disinfectant resistance so they might work and might
be no better than the bare surface. We can not guarantee their life span.
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