Improving Productivity With Automated Slitter Positioning, 2005 PLACE Conference
Automated slitter positioning technology offers many opportunities to improve productivity. Fast and accurate slitter setups increase production capability and flexibility. Automation improves product consistency, minimizes tool wear, and reduces worker exposure to production hazards. Automation also enables synergistic integration of the automated slitting system with other management and production systems.
Achieving the benefits of automated slitter positioning depends upon installing slitting system hardware and controls that are appropriate for the application. Many types of automated slitting systems are available and numerous factors must be considered when choosing an automated slitting system to achieve maximum productivity improvements.