It's No Piece of Cake

Valmet Converting (Charlotte, N.C.) offers converters its Titan SMLA series, a free-standing and semi-automatic narrow-width slitter/rewinder for films, papers, laminates, and label substrates. The one-person operational system features adjustable, reusable rewind characteristics, full observation, and accessible cutting station, and rewind shafts. The slit reel is unloadable in approximately 50 seconds, and roll changes are simple. The system includes Windows NT software with a touch-screen interface. Specific measurements include a rewind diameter of 800 mm, an unwind diameter of 1,000 mm, and a web width of 800 mm, with speeds up to 450 m/min.