Cores, Shafts, and Chucks in a Digital World

Carbon fiber winding air shafts for exacting applications

Nim-Cor, Inc.

www.nim-cor.com

As the demand for increased productivity grows, line speeds are increasing and reel weights are getting heavier. These increases make significant design demands on the winding air shaft, which has to turn at higher speeds, carry the heavier loads, and endure the severely increasing stresses caused by emergency stops. Additionally, machinery designers are continually striving to improve reel handling by introducing turret units or by quick-release drive and bearing systems. These improvements too introduce further strains to the winding shaft.