Improvement in sealing and cutting mechanism of low density polyethylene bags for dry ice

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Vandit Shah, Jaymin Makwana, Prof. Prakash Tadvi

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Temperature of Liquid CO2 varies between -16°C to -20°C and for the Dry ice it is -78.5°C. There is a chance of cold burn on the skin of the one who is in direct contact with these dry ice cubes. Even if we use hand gloves for the same, then gloves will adhere to the skin which is in contact with gloves. Also manual packing process is hazardous for the workers and is relatively slower than machine packing. So there must be a provision for automatic packing of these ice cubes [9]. SICGIL India Limited has an automatic packing machine for dry ice, but due to some sealing and cutting problems it is not in running condition. After replacing older data with newer one, obtained from trial and error method, the machine is working efficiently and problem of the cutting and sealing is solved & speed of packing is increased by 50% and cost benefits are increased by 18% & also the worker’s good health & safety is assured


 

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