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Photo Protocol
A photo protocol for South African installations, with the views needed for floor layout, clearances, wiring routes, and dryer height.
How Photo Protocol helps on a production week
This photo protocol sets out the exact site views needed before installation or support. Include floor layout, machine clearances, cable routes, and dryer height so we can check fitment for your Flush Dryers unit.
Begin with one wide image of the complete print area, showing the press, the flash position, and the route to the DB board. South African sites often need extra attention to ceiling height, wall obstructions, and cable runs around existing equipment. For Flush Dryers units, these photos help us read access limits before a ScreenMaster-style flash cell, ceramic IR head, or quartz bank is placed on the line.
Include the machine nameplate in a sharp close photo before sending anything else. Add one image of the control box, one of the heater face, and one of the area where operators load or unload garments or packs. This gives a usable record of the installed setup when settings, wiring, or fitment are checked later.
Views needed before installation
Take photos from all four sides where possible, then step in for close shots of labels, terminals, plugs, and any damaged parts. Show the distance between the dryer and nearby stations, pallets, guards, or tables. A full set of site images is more useful than isolated detail shots with no reference to the line around them.
Use the same job reference across the image set, the fault description and your written note. If the page concerns a support issue, photograph the failed area both powered off and in its normal working position. Where a new unit is planned, include the current print setup and the intended mounting or stand location.
- Wide shot of press and dryer position
- Clear close-up of rating plate and wiring
- Photos of access space around the unit
Site details that affect fitment
Photograph the route from the machine location to the electrical supply, especially where conduits pass doors, walls, mezzanines, or other presses. Many South African print rooms have older layouts with later additions, so apparent open space on a plan can be blocked in practice. Images of the approach path also help when a dryer head, stand, or bank must be moved into position without stripping nearby equipment.
Coastal installations should show any corrosion around fasteners, panels, and terminals. Inland sites should capture dust build-up on reflectors, guards, and vent openings if support is needed on heat performance. Where power interruptions are common, include the controller display and any restart messages shown after power returns.
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Photo set for support cases
Follow the photo protocol with wide and close shots of the flash dryer, wiring, labels, and failed components. Keep the email subject matched to the actual problem.
For a fault report, send one image of the whole unit, then move closer to the area with the visible failure, scorch mark, broken element, or loose connection. Keep the photos in shooting order so the record reads from general location to exact component. The image set works best when it is stored with the job record for that dryer or print line.
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