Slitting, laser-perforating and inspection all on one machine.

The Universal X6 Laser-perforation and Inspection Slitter answers the requirement modern food-packaging companies have to perforate packaging films in-line. By perforating in-line huge savings can be made, both in time to process and in capital investment. Much like the Universal HMCS (Hot Melt Coating Station) this Laser-perforating slitter rewinder adheres to the fact that if you can have one machine to complete at least two tasks then energy requirements are lower, staffing / operator requirements are reduced and product can be processed much faster than if each materials were loaded and unloaded onto two separate bits of machinery. With the X6 Laser-perforation and Inspection Slitter we've taken this theory up a notch by also including a vision system.

In food packing accuracy is everything - if perforations are slightly too large or too small the food-preservation qualities change dramatically. Food packagers demand perfection and proof of perfection. The Universal X6 answers this demand with a vision system capable of accurately measuring perforations at a remarkable 300 m / minute.

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