A block former depends on vacuum to consolidate curd and a guillotine to cut blocks to weight. Weak vacuum shows up as mechanical openness and moisture variation; a worn guillotine or damaged liner sheds material and throws weights. The guillotine also stores pneumatic energy, which makes its service a lockout exercise, not a quick adjustment.
The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.
A block former depends on vacuum to consolidate curd and a guillotine to cut blocks to weight. Weak vacuum shows up as mechanical openness and moisture variation; a worn guillotine or damaged liner sheds material and throws weights. The guillotine also stores pneumatic energy, which makes its service a lockout exercise, not a quick adjustment.
Vacuum pump oil goes dark, vacuum drifts down, and the make room starts chasing openness defects with recipe changes. Blocks come out heavy or light and the packaging line absorbs the giveaway.
Monthly suits most towers running daily. Trend the vacuum reading: when it takes longer to reach spec, the pump or seals are telling you the interval is too long.
This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.