Slitting Pretty

"The slitting department has become a bottleneck because slitting equipment made in the 1960s has stayed in use while presses, laminators and other equipment are being updated," observes Randy Wolf, sales manager at Titan Converting Equipment, Cumming, GA.

On-par productivity

Advanced slitter productivity features are within financial reach for converters because a single investment will buy multiple-machine capacity. One newer slitter achieving speeds of 1500 fpm is a potential replacement for three older slitters running at 500 fpm, Wolf contends.