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A new state of the art cleanroom in the central London factory of Polyester Converters is the first European installation of the latest slitter rewinder from Canadian manufacturer Deacro. Supplied by the company's UK partner TS Converting Equipment, the model CL24 is a cantilevered centre winder featuring laser guided core positioning and digital knife set-up, and capable of running film at speeds of over 600m/min.
Lawrence Gardezi, managing director of Polyester Converters, says the investment (totalling £300,000) will drive the company forward, and allow it to enter new and innovative markets.
"We spent a lot of time and effort looking at different machines but felt that the Deacro slitter had the flexibility and efficiency we required for expansion within our company," he remarks. "It is geared up for extremely quick set-up and job change, which is what we need. Everything is bespoke to our cleanroom's requirements. It will be used for the conversion of medical, specialist trade conversion and food grade packaging films."
Maximum productivity
The CL24 is the latest development of Deacro's C24A system – claimed to be the most popular centre winder in North America. Designed for maximum productivity at high production rates, in addition to knife setting and core positioning, the machine's automatic features include reel removal and packaging. Featuring an Allen-Bradley PLC and Zicom touchscreen, the company says it offers simplicity in machine set-up and minimal operator fatigue in operation. The overhead web path facilitates machine access and provides the operator with maximum visual inspection during the rewinding process.
The machine is designed for one-man operation and easy maintenance, and has a compact footprint that is economic on floorspace. It will handle web widths between 1,600-1,800mm. Maximum unwind diameter is 1,300mm, and the rewind 610mm. Cantilevered differential rewind shafts allow fast reel removal with no shaft handling.
Coating Excellence (2009)