Waste Handling Systems: Paper’s Special Delivery

Gregg Puhl, founder and CEO of G.F. Puhl Co., warns against basing a purchasing decision solely on cost. Systems with a lower price point, he says, are often missing critical components that can lead to expensive issues down the road.

Low-priced systems may be designed with below-recommended conveying velocities or substandard materials like thin-gauge metal or short-radius elbows. In each instance, the up-front costs are less, but printers are destined to pay a higher price on the back end due to metal fatigue cracking, reduced suction, increased energy usage and—of course—more system plugs.