Sticking to Business

"Festoon, zero-speed systems tend to occupy more space," states Steve Carey, sales manager for Atlas Converting Equipment. He believes flying splicers offer the lowest-cost solution for medium webs 20˝ to 60˝, while zero-speed splicers provide better economics for narrow webs below 20˝. He gauges flying splicers as the most common choice for film and laminates, and sees frequent use of zero-speed with narrow-web paper, board and label stocks.