Slitting Pretty

Slitting is also achieving a more favorable place on the process line. Don Klein, western regional manager for Camas, WA-based Tidland, notes slitting is becoming more productive as it is more often seen in-line. This trend goes hand-in-hand, he notes, with slitting suppliers' increased interaction with press suppliers at the OEM stage, and the increased number of presses being supplied with video inspection equipment that facilitates on-line print quality monitoring of slit rolls.