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Slit with Many Features

Published: March 01, 2010
The Omega HSR high-speed slitter/inspection/rewinder runs at speeds to 1,312 fpm. Available in web widths of 13, 17, and 21 in., unit is equipped for

Rotocontrol Reports Record Month

Published: March 01, 2010
Rotocontrol reports a record month for new orders in January. According to managing director Marco Aengenvoort, manufacturing and technical staff were increased to meet the current demand

Slitter Modified To Handle New Cigarette Paper

Published: March 01, 2010
Rapid-d1 slitter has been adapted to handle the modified texture of the new cigarette paper. By means of special treatment, the new paper is intended to prevent a cigarette from continued smoldering after the smoker stops drawing for a certain time on the cigarette

Slitter Runs Fast

Published: February 01, 2010
The Solitaire Series of slitter/rewinders reportedly offers a compact design, high-end capability, high speeds, and reliable processing of webs to 800

Bobst India To Make Titan Slitters

Published: December 01, 2009
BEDFORD, UK | Production of Titan ER610 compact, twin-shaft cantilever slitter/rewinders has begun at Bobst India Pvt. Ltd. in Pune, near Mumbai. Machines

Parkland Opens US Sales/Service Office

Published: December 01, 2009
WINDHAM, ME | Parkland Intl., a UK-based manufacturer of slitting machines, core cutting systems, and productivity-enhancing machine upgrades, has opened

Slitter Meets Demands

Published: February 01, 2008
LENGNAU, SWITZERLAND Peyer + Co. wanted a slitter/rewinder with high quality and fast speeds for the fabrication of hot stamping foil. The Swiss converter

Plying the Trade

Published: February 01, 2008
With an internationally trained management team, complemented by highly experienced production personnel, Ultra Flex Packaging Corp. often leads in both

Barrier Wanted

Published: February 01, 2008
Vacuum-coated papers and films are enjoying dynamic growth levels. Brand owners' demands for flexible packaging, label materials, cartons, and cigarette

Roll Winding Dynamics

Published: February 01, 2008

Materials today often are more than they may seem at first glance; many are manufactured with non-conventional properties. Label and semi-glossed enamel stocks are engineered

Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters

Published: November 07, 2007
The CEMA Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters Seminar will be held November 13 and 14

Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters

Published: October 29, 2007
The CEMA Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters Seminar will be held November 13 and 14, 2007, in Minneapolis, MN, and will take you step by step through the best practices techniques in such areas as winding, slitting, cores and cutting, retrofitting, chucks, shafts, spreading, and guiding.

Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters

Published: October 12, 2007
The CEMA Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters Seminar will be held November 13 and 14, 2007, in Minneapolis, MN, and will take you step by step through the best practices techniques in such areas as winding, slitting, cores and cutting, retrofitting, chucks, shafts, spreading, and guiding.

Cut to the Quick

Published: July 01, 2007
A turnkey converting system allows Elliott Absorbent Products to offer faster turnaround times and new custom services.

Going Thin

Published: June 30, 2007

Thinner gauge materials impact both on operating costs and the environment. The difficulty with going thin is that problems such as wrinkling, air entrapment, and tension control, and various other problems typically associated with material profile perturbations, such as gauge band variations, can become magnified when processed on some types of slitter/rewinders and other converting machinery.

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