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The company ismanaged by the Bottoli family and in the past three years the management has passed fromLuciano Bottoli, father and founder of the company, to the two sons, Elena and Davide.


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The shared value of the company hands down fromgeneration to generation in order to keep the Bimec brand at its high level, which is known and appreciated all over the world and synonymous with quality and reliability.


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September last year, Bimec hasmoved to a newer, bigger building 50metres fromthe previous one that still remains in operation. This allows the company to have a


bigger production department where it is possible to develop new projects, set up and test new technologies and increase the productivity. After the generational handover to the sons, Bimec is ready to face the new challenges of themarket The range of Bimec slitter rewinders is wide, starting with the duplex slittermod STB560, then the STMseries of duplex slitters, comprising themodels STM50, STM60 and STM80, as well as the TCA series of duplex turret slitter rewinders, the slitters for narrow web TBS,


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and the core-cutter TMseri directional BDMinspection


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BREAKING TECHNOLOGICAL ARRIER One of themost innovative and


BREAKING TECHNOLOGICAL BARRIERS revolutionary projects is the realisation of


the new TF single-face slitter rewinder model having a configuration that is unique in the world as thismodel is the one to meld the advantages of a compact and single-face design to high technologies and he rewinding of ameter of


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market, single-face slitter rewinders could reach diameters up to just 500mm. The TFmodel has already seen great success among Bimec’s customers thanks to these unique features. Even the duplex- turret slitter rewinders part of the TCA series, especially the TCA64C+model, which has a compact design with separated shaftless unwind stand but integrated through a running board; a short web-path under running board and well isolated fromthe floor guarantees the hygiene standards and prevents any contamination of thematerial with dust. This brings the advantages of a compact and ergonomic design and space


optimisation but at the same time it offers high performances and easy access to set up and slitting operation. Introduced for the first time at the drupa exhibition in 2016, the


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become one of themost o ular and successfulmodels of the Bimec range. The TCA series includes severalmodels, each one having a different configuration: The TCA64C with its compact design and integrated shaftless unwind stand; the TCA64Emodel with overhead web passage and rewinding in the inside part of the bridge; the TCA64D with overhead web passage and rewinding in the outside part of the bridge; and the TCA64Bmodel with separate shaftless unwind stand with web passage under running board.


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series ofmachines, for example the


inspectionmachinemodel BDM-L, created for the rewinding of large web widths up to 1,850mmandmother roll up to 1,000mmin diameter. To


To satisfy an evenmore demanding customers Bimec has


engineered new solutions integrated to its machines for the handling of finished rolls, such as the SBR 3D unloading system. This is a very flexible and dynamic device that allows different unloading positions of finished rolls once the rewinding cycle is ended and several solutions of rolls support on systemof web conveyor.


company is Technology 4.0, thanks to the subsidy ismore andmore required from the companies that buymachinery, including slitter rewinders. Bimec has developed a special package to offer to its clients, a platform/communication hub that supports and integrates themachine’s Operational Te


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