Slitting & Rewinding
Continued slitter rewinder investment P
ulse Flexible Packaging was formed in 2014 following a management buyout of
the UK packaging businesses of Printpack. Aſter this, Pulse has invested heavily in new production equipment to update its manufacturing base and expand its capabilities. The company already has machines from Universal Converting Equipment at both of its factories. As part of this expansion, Universal has
supplied three X6 slitter rewinders to Pulse Flexible. Two were installed at Pulse Flexible’s Bury
facility and one at Saffron Walden. All three machines offer features including: - Fast loading unwind, including floor pick-up,
with remote control; - Constant geometry lay on rollers for precise
control with tail clamps; - Closed loop rewind tension control ensuring
rolls are always wound at the correct tension; - Easy operation with 22-inch operator interface
and two additional touchscreens for fast operation; - Automatic positioning of shear knives, razor
blades, and rewind cores. The Universal X6 slitting machine is designed
as a fast changeover machine. The mix of work processed through the machines at Pulse requires frequent knife set-ups. The X6 has automatic positioning of both shear knives and razors. These are positioned faster than a new roll can be loaded into the machine. At the same time, the cores are automatically positioned on the rewinds. The system has to cope with a wide range of products from narrow bottle labels wound on 152mm cores to cold seal product wound on 76mm cores.
FAES SRT AG becomes a member of the Edelmann slitting group
further develop the company in cooperation with other companies of the Edelmann Technology Group that are also active worldwide in the slitting and rewinding business. From December 1, 2015, FAES SRT AG was spun off from the traditional
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company FAES AG in Wollerau, Switzerland, to focus on the production of its widely distributed slitting and rewinding machines for high-tech films and foils. FAES AG was founded in 1912 and has established a name as a supplier in the area of precision parts production and assembly of modules, systems and machines for third parties at Wollerau and Mels, Switzerland, as well as in Jihlava, in the Czech Republic. FAES SRT AG, with its subsidiary FAES SRT Inc. in Sarasota, Florida, is one of the worldwide leaders in the sale of machines for the production of Thermal Transfer Ribbons (TTR) and Dye Sublimation Ribbons. With more than 70 years of experience, Edelmann has distinguished itself
by its adaptability to new market conditions and successful technological breakthroughs. Founded in 1946, the company has launched numerous inventions for the textile industry. It was one of the world’s first manufacturers of a winding and slitting machine for nonwovens, and has since developed into a leading manufacturer of winding and slitting systems for the nonwoven industry. PSA Technology, from Bitburg, and Gerd Wolff Maschinenfabrik, from
Hagen, Germany, are also part of the company network. PSA Technology is known for a wide range of customer-specific solutions for winding and slitting machines for web-shaped materials made of paper, film, nonwoven,
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he FAES Group has sold FAES SRT AG to the Bavarian Edelmann Technology Group. With this step, FAES SRT AG is positioned to
Commenting on the installation, Alan Jones,
managing director of Universal Converting Equipment, explains: “We had several discussions with Pulse before the project proceeded. They had undertaken extensive analysis of their existing slitting operation and realised that the running time of their slitters was low due to the downtime when changing from one order to the next. We proposed the X6 slitter rewinder due to its range of features that drastically reduced the time the machine is stopped between jobs. The automation systems also ensure that the required setup is achieved from the first set of rolls as you know the tensions, slit positions and core positions are all correct. Since installation, we have also worked with Pulse to further maximise output from the machines. All three X6 slitting machines have extensive diagnostics and are supplied with our guaranteed FREE lifetime telephone and Internet based support.” Adrian Rowbotham, engineering manager at
Pulse Flexible Packaging, adds: “The installation of the X6 slitter rewinders took place at a time of great change in our business. The machines have both expanded our slitting capacity and greatly improved our efficiency with three X6 machine producing the same as seven of our existing machines. We bought our first Universal slitting machine 10 years ago and have purchased other machines and systems from them since. We know how well Universal support their installations which made this decision an easy one.”
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laminate, aluminium and composites. Gerd Wolff Maschinenfabrik is well known for its steel strip lines, offering crucial technical advantages in the rolling, winding and cutting of steel strips. The Edelmann Group is now home to a total of seven locations in
Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and the USA. “By joining the Edelmann Technology Group, for FAES SRT AG and FAES
SRT Inc. new possibilities for innovation and growth are opening up, especially in related markets such as labels and labelling,” says Philippe Morf, engineer and CEO of FAES SRT AG. “Through the interdisciplinary know-how exchange, new future developments can be realised more quickly.” Jesus Lopez, economist and proprietor of the Edelmann Technology Group,
adds: “The companies of the Edelmann network offer the technical solution to wind and cut almost every conceivable material. Through the unrestricted availability of technical solutions and know-how within the company group, we are creating the basis to further expand the capacity of each individual company and to bring new developments even faster into the market.”
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