Small slitter machines, a closer look at the anatomy of a small footprint slitter.

The 'Slitter Anatomy' section on our website is proving very popular, but because the images that are used to explain which part performs which function are of our largest slitter (the Universal X9) I thought it might be useful to have a look at the anatomy of the duplex slitter we have at the other end of the range (the low cost, small footprint Universal X1).

Anatomy of a small slitter.

Unwind Section
The unwind section includes an airshaft for mounting the unwind / parent roll, this shaft lifts out so that it can be fed through the parent roll. The parent / jumbo roll is then loaded back into the machine and secured using safety chucks. The parent roll is held in place using bladders that expand when inflated and hold the roll in place.

Rewind section
The airshafts on the rewind section are fitted with air bladders that hold the cores for the finished rolls in place when inflated. The airshafts are inflated via the touchscreen control panel. The rewind shafts are held in place by safety chucks on one end and pivot joints on the other, the shafts released from the safety chuck and swing out to allow loading and unloading.

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