Slitter Man

Drupa 2016 may seem like a distant memory to some people in this industry, but here at Universal the legacy of last year’s Drupa exhibition is still strongly felt.  We met many new people who are now customers, or who are in the process of becoming customers.  Exhibiting at Drupa also gave us the opportunity to spend some time showing existing customers some of our latest technical developments. Being a part of Drupa was a great opportunity to show off our X6 Slitter Rewinder.  With an estimated attendance of a third of a million people my colleagues who were on the exhibition stand had their work cut out for them.  Over the eleven days of the show we had an overwhelming amount of interest in the machinery we were exhibiting.  In addition to the X6 we also took a RT2 Roll Handling Trolley and a CCA Automatic Core Cutter to Dusseldorf with us. When potential customers ask when they can see the machinery running it’s great to be able to run it right there o...

When it comes to exhibitions we believe that it’s important to be able to show potential customers exactly what makes our machines popular.  For ICE Europe 2017 and ICE USA 2017 we exhibited the latest generation of our X6 Slitter Rewinder. For the duration of both shows our stands were exceptionally busy.  What attracted the visitors was our ability to show in a very hands-on way how we have developed the X6 to be fast, efficient and incredibly easy to operate.  We also showcased some of the latest developments that have made non-stop slitting a reality for our customers.  Having a fully operational machine on our stands proved very popular indeed. We received great feedback on our policy of offering free lifetime support on every Slitter Rewinder we sell.  This confirmed that both the profit potential of the machines we build, as well as the attentive support we offer is key to continuing to develop the long-term relationships we enjoy with our customers...

The Universal X6 Duplex Slitter Rewinder. ICE Europe was great again this year  The Slitter, Automatic Core Cutter, Hot Melt Coating Station and Roll Handling Trolley we took are all back in our factory (only briefly; we sold them).   ICE Europe is something of a highlight in our calendar, and with good reason.  Organising our presence at this exhibition takes a great deal of planning and careful thought, but this year (yet again) the logistical side of the event went very smoothly indeed.  ICE is a great opportunity not only to meet new customers, but also to mix with some of the people we only usually communicate with by phone and email (like journalists). The main focus of our stand was a Universal X6 Slitter . We displayed (and ran) the most popular variant of this machine, which was set up for flexible packaging slitting.  The automation and tension control features of the X6 proved extremely popular with the crowds of delegates who flooded our stand...