The advanced engineered Dura Board™ and the Dura Corner™

and the Dura Corner™, an ingeniously designed stabilizing corner support, the Dura Board™ Racking System is the ANSWER!

Since the inception of the continuous racking system for sheet-fed press deliveries over thirty years ago, printers have been searching for ways to eliminate the operational, quality and safety issues associated with the wood construction based racking boards that are the basic component of this system. Whether the racking boards are constructed from laminated solid hardwoods, as is most often supplied by press manufacturers as original equipment on the press, or after-market boards constructed of plywood; both have a significant number of problems that are inherent to their physical layout and construction. Now, the search is over. The superior design and construction of the Dura Board™ addresses all of these problems.

SAFETY PAYS

The weight and the awkwardness of handling outdated wooden boards causes various injuries to employees, a company’s most valuable asset. Wooden racking boards cause Muscular Skeletal Disorder (MSD) type injuries to wrists, back and shoulders mostly due to the excessive weight. Injuries equal down time, lower employee morale, and higher worker’s compensation rates. All of which impact profitability. Safety pays because Safety equals increased Profit.

The Dura Board™ is composed of high-grade engineering plastic with metal reinforcements, reducing the weight of the board to a mere15 pounds, compared to its wooden predecessor averaging 25 lbs. Built-in ergonomic handles provide for safe and effective handling. A row of enlarged finger holes also aid the operator in initial removal from the stack, reducing finger and hand injuries. Handling accidents and usage related injuries are virtually eliminated. Dura Board’s™ high-grade plastic construction eliminates chipping and fraying, so operator cuts and splinters are a thing of the past. Move into the new safer era of racking technology with what is the only logical step for innovative printing firms, the Dura Board™.

To complete the Durac racking system an ingeniously designed L-shaped corner support has been added. It measures 8” x 27” and is 5.5” High, only 2 are needed per board. Dura Corner™ has unique built-in features that allow single-handed maneuvering and its built-in locating tabs facilitate consistent and automatic alignment when stacking them next to the press.

OPERATIONAL ADVANTAGES & INCREASED EFFICIENCY OF OVER 5%

The Dura Board™ outlasts wooden boards 8 to 1, creating a substantial savings in board replacement costs. The elimination of chipping and splintering reduces down time, costly press repairs and no embedding of wood chips into the printed sheets. The Dura Board™ ,when combined with the Dura Corner™, produces an extremely stable skid of racked product, reducing slippage and the potential for losing a load in transport.

Nesting features are designed into the Dura Board™ making alignment and stacking automatic, eliminating the time-consuming need to re-align stacks and by this reducing valuable labor time. If the stack-splitting operation is performed, the two outer edges of the Dura Board™ are radiused and reinforced to allow easy entry of forks into the stack without damage.

INCREASED QUALITY

The Dura System™ enhances quality. Quality enhances the bottom line. The innovate design of the Dura System™ creates superior air flow-thru, allowing faster heat dissipation and drying times. This design feature greatly reduces expensive “Gas Ghosting.”

With Dura System™ wooden chips are gone, eliminating potential damage to the printed product and damage to presses. Chips can no longer embed into the printed sheets nor enter the press.

Highly advanced and innovatively designed, the Dura System™ provides state-of-the-art racking that enhances safety, quality, and operational efficiency, the three cornerstones of an enhanced bottom line.