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Dual-Position Turret Unwind
- January 25, 2010
HANOVER, PA | Elsner introduces the dual-position turret unwind feature for its Model AFR-series Fully Automatic Rewinders for the food film industry. This feature allows the machine operator to prepare an auxiliary master roll of material while the primary roll is still being converted. As a master roll depletes, the machine comes to a stop and awaits the push of a button by the operator. Upon signal, the unwind turret indexes the prepared roll over the web of the depleting roll. The operator cuts or tears the web from the indexed depleting roll and signals the machine to resume production. This process eliminates the need to re-web the machine each time a mill roll expires and reduces mill roll changeover time dramatically, the company reports.
The Model AFR series of machines is designed to produce household rolled products such as food film, baking papers and aluminum foil all on the same machine. The AFR is designed to run at speeds to 3000 feet per minute (915 meters per minute) or 48 rolls per minute. Its ease of operation and maintenance is said to make it a popular choice by industry leaders. Other available machine features include all-over embossing, glue or tape roll closure, ‘tail finder’ for film products and integration with downstream packaging equipment.
