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Converters have available a core-friendly shaftless chuck from Tidland. The company has launched the first in the new Raptor Series of its shaftless winding products. The new 3˝ Tidland Air Powered Lug Chuck was designed for high-speed printing, laminating, sheeting applications on unwind flying or zero-speed splicers, and other shaftless unwind/rewind applications. Featuring a toolless removable adapter that changes from 3 to 6˝ cores in less than 5 seconds, easy maintenance, lugs that don't stick, and a wide footprint, the air powered lug chuck reduces downtime and the risk of injury, and increases productivity. With the new chuck, converters can improve splice reliability, increase operating speeds, and save time and money with repeated use of cores without damage to core ends.