Plastic Connections Inc Usa To Expand Business With New Titan Er610 Compact Slitteratlas Converting Equipment Ltd Is Pleased To Confirm That It Has Recently Commissioned A Titan Er610 Compact Slitter Rewinder At Plastic Connections Inc Pci Based In Santa Fe Springs California Approx 30 Miles 48 Km South Of Los Angeles In The Usanbsp Investment In The 65in 1650mm Wide Titan Slitter Has Been Made By The Company In Order To Diversify Its Already Flourishing Businesspci Was Incorporated In 1996 As A Broker Supplying Directly Shipped Containers Of Pet Polyester Films And Is A Privatelyowned Small Business That Prides Itself On A Strong Salesoriented Philosophy Coupled With A Vigorous Lean Methodology After Several Years Of Successful Business The Company Entered The Converting Business And Concentrated Its Activity Mainly In Slitting Amp Rewinding But Also In Sheeting And Diecutting Of Pet Filmnbspldquothree Years Ago We Installed 3 Slitters Up To 86in Wide And A 72in Wide Sheeterrdquo Explained John Pastor Sales Amp Operations Manager At Pcinbsp Ldquobut Over The Last Couple Of Years We Realized That To Be More Competitive We Needed More Speednbsp We Needed A Slitter That Was Robust Enough To Handle Large Long Runs But Also Flexible Enough To Effectively Process Short Runs As Wellnbsp Downtime Was A Major Issue Which We Wanted To Minimize So Productivity As Well As Ohsa Safety Requirements Were A Major Concernnbsp Finally The New Slitter Had To Be Reliable And Easy To Operate And The Titan Er610 Was The Perfect Solution For Our Businessrdquo He Confirmedthe New Er610 Slitter At Plastic Connections Will Be For Materials Up To 65in 1650mm Wide With A Maximum Speed Of 1500ftmin 450 Mminnbsp Rewind Diameters Can Be Up To 24in 610mm With A Minimum Slit Width Of 137in 35mmnbsp The Slitter Will Also Be Equipped With Laser Core Positioning And Static Control Systemsnbspldquowe Sell Pet And Opp Films To Small Startups As Well As Large Multinational Corporations And Government Entities For Packaging Electrical Industrial And Graphics Applicationsnbsp We Believe That The Addition Of The New Titan Er610 Slitter Will Open Up New Markets For Us And Tap Deeper In To Existing Onesrdquo John Pastor Addedthe Titan Er610 Has Been A Great Success For Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd With Sales Of More Than 100 Machines Worldwide Nbspit Is Available In Two Widths Ndash 53 And 65in 1350 Amp 1650mm And Features A 10rdquo Touch Screen Control Systemnbsp A Pneumatically Controlled Braking System Provides Accurate Web Tension Control And A Digital Edgeguide System Controls Lateral Movement Of The Unwind Reel To 2in 50 Mmnbspslitting Systems Available Include Shear Knives Rotary Razor Burst Or Razor Slitting In Air Or Groovenbsp Optional Features Include An Edge Trim Extraction System And Shaftless Unwind Roll Pickup From Floornbspthe Titan Er610 Slitter Can Process A Wide Range Of Flexible Materials Including Plain Printed Coated Or Metallized Film From 20 To 200 Micron A Wide Range Of Laminates And Paper From 30 To 200 Gsmnbsp It Is A More Environmentally Friendly Solution With Reduced Power Consumption No Hydraulics For Oilfree Hygienic Operation Unlubricated Compressed Air For Zero Oilair Emissions And Less Steel Through Its Compact Design Its Lsquoonepiecersquo Construction Also Enables Rapid Installation And Commissioningldquowe Are Very Pleased To Have Had The Opportunity To Provide Pci With An Effective Slitting Solutionrdquo Added Thierry Fontolliet General Manager For Atlas Converting North America Incnbsp Ldquowe Are Certain That The Titan Er610 Will Make An Important Contribution To Its Business And We Look Forward To A Successful Partnership With Pci In The Futurerdquo He Confirmedplastic Connections Has Many Customers In Southern California But Also Across The Whole Of The Usa And Beyond Its Borders Nbsp
