Harry Callahan
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..... I would guess that 3-5 thousand rolls a day may have been the capacity of a typical 3M packaging - converting line MINIMUM.
This machine must be a BEAST...
..... I would guess that 3-5 thousand rolls a day may have been the capacity of a typical 3M packaging - converting line MINIMUM.
This machine must be a BEAST...
I'm going to go out on a limb and hazard a guess that, if t were easy, Ferrania would have found another partner by nowThis is clearly a pain point, and I bet they've explored all the options... I've been wrong before, though...
...so any packing/converting/ set-ups salvaged from the old plant probably need to be downsized to even be practical. I would guess that 3-5 thousand rolls a day may have been the capacity of a typical 3M packaging - converting line MINIMUM.
Considering the 3,000 rolls minimum daily production, working two shifts (16 hours) straight, it would perforate and pack (into a cassette) one roll of film every 19.2 seconds. Doesn’t sound too fast for me...
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We are already working on our 120 line, which is the easiest for us to install and restart. (I think I've mentioned this before, but if not, there it is)
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Well but it has to perforate, edge-mark the film, spool it into a cassette and pack that cassette, i guess. [...] And if 3,000 rolls only are minium it must be a BEAST... a very hungry one.
1) We're actually shooting for the week of Jan 15th (next week) for the US shop only.
2) We are already working on our 120 line, which is the easiest for us to install and restart. (I think I've mentioned this before, but if not, there it is)
As you can´t perforate film at infinite speed i assume that such a machine does perforate etc. more than one 35mm-stripe at a time.
You want to perforate long rolls as the operation takes place in complete darkness or very subdued green light. Bell & Howell perforators such as Ferrania is equipped with run at up to about 20 strokes per second..
It depends on how much it costs...
Is the film spooled in daylight? I just noticed that the "tail" was already exposed (completely black). If it is spooled by hand, 1k films per week is not a small number.
Probably depends on their minimum charges/volumes for this sort of service.Why not sending master rolls to Ilford for finishing?
I wonder how what amount of film that relates to.The going rate for a production run of an emulsion is between $50,000 and $100,000. Costs for other services are comparable.
PE
Could you enlighten us on roughly how much film area or rolls of film this would relate to?The broad spread is due to the minimum amount of emulsion that can be made and the width and length of the roll coated.
PE
Trying to figure out if you are being overcharged??Could you enlighten us on roughly how much film area or rolls of film this would relate to?
Just curious.Trying to figure out if you are being overcharged??
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Just curious.
$50,000 for finishing ten thousand rolls would obviously be out of line. (I assume we are still talking about finishing costs.)
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