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He added that once the slitter is set up, it's a continuous process and there is none of the downtime generally associated with conventional slitter/rewinders.

"The way Portco's production is geared up ideally suits the eTURRET, which uses a double turreting rewind system, offering significant increases in productivity compared to other rewinding systems," observes John Ferreira, vice president, Comexi North America. "This offers a totally automatic operational cycle, minimizing contact with the operator and the finished product, and allowing continuous production, thus permitting the end user to make the best use of the investment and also increase productivity to a much higher degree. I would like to emphasize that the machine is very user friendly and offers outstanding performance in terms of machine uptime. Portco can increase its productivity a great deal. On top of that, the addition of automatic roll pushers on the rewind shafts will be very helpful to the operators by preventing any heavy lifting. Another important aspect, which Portco needed for the food industry, is that hygiene is also improved by using just electrical motors and avoiding hydraulics."