Catbridge Machinery designs and manufactures specialized
slitters for performance films used in a wide range of technology markets. Applications
include solar energy films, architectural and automotive window films, and
films for electronic displays and touch screens.
Performance film converting requires slitter rewinders that
meet high standards for clean room environments and deliver precise web control
and roll build. Some applications also require additional capabilities such as
web inspection or built-in lamination, often with additional positions for
liner unwinds and rewinds.
Catbridge slitters optimized for performance and specialty
films include the Model 324 single turret slitter rewinder and the Model 901
cantilevered duplex center winder. For time savings, improved accuracy, and
better roll quality, both models incorporate innovative technologies such as
automatic knife and automatic core positioning.
The Model 324 turret also offers unique technologies for fully
automating the cutoff and transfer process to reduce downtime between sets, significantly
increasing productivity for applications such as architectural films which have
short rewind lengths.
Both slitters combine creative webflows with the latest
slitter and web handling technologies to meet the unique needs of each
application and customer process. The Model 901, in particular, provides the
webflow flexibility needed to support a wide variety of features. To meet
diverse product specifications, Catbridge slitter rewinders can integrate
capabilities including web inspection systems, inline lamination with liner
rewinders and secondary unwinds, traversing trim winders, special idler roll
coverings like silicone-free web cleaning polymer, and web cleaning methods such as tacky rolls or
vacuum systems at various points in the webpath.