slitting & rewindingbak ambalaj turkey to install two more &lsquonext generation&rsquo titan sr9dt turret rewinders  atlas converting equipment ltd. bedford, uk successfully launched the &lsquonext generation&rsquo titan sr9dt dual turret slitter rewinder in november 2011 at the ice europe exhibition in munich, germany and bak ambalaj as., based in izmir, turkey was amongst the first titan customers to place an order for this latest technology.  the new turret rewinder was installed during the summer of 2012 at the company&rsquos extensive production facilities in izmir a major industrial region of turkey approx. 350km south west of istanbul.bak ambalaj as. was established in 1973 and has become one of the largest converters of flexible packaging materials in turkey.  with three production sites in izmir, the company employs over 400 personnel and generated a turnover of more than usd 100m in 2011.  its converting capacity exceeds 750 million square metres per annum across a wide spectrum of plastic films and includes prepress preparation, gravure & flexo printing processes, lamination, microperforation, stretch & shrink sleeves and standup pouches for a wide range of food and nonfood applications.&ldquoour business is expanding rapidly and to meet the increasing demands of our large, international customer base we are investing heavily in additional premises and the latest technologies in converting equipment,&rdquo explained mr. enver bakioglu, chairman of bak ambalaj.  &ldquoour high volume production runs need a fast, high performance slitter rewinder and the new titan sr9dt turret rewinder was perfect for our requirements.  at up to 1,000 mmin and minimum stop time between runs, it has far exceeded our expectations and we will be installing two more of these titan machines &ndash one in the first half and one in the second half of 2013,&rdquo he confirmed.the titan sr9dt already in production at bak ambalaj is a 1650mm wide machine with automatic knife positioning, servo core positioning and an automatic electronic slit reel unloading system.  the two additional machines to be installed during 2013 will have a similar specification and will be part of a fully automated and dedicated slitting and endofline reel conveying & palletizing hall, currently under construction.&ldquothe titan technology is very reliable and performs so well that we knew the latest sr9 series slitters would be the best solution for the high quality production our customers expect,&rdquo mr. bakioglu concluded.the concept of the titan sr9 series technology platform features a unique design using three separate machine modules of unwind, slitter & rewind sections which enables the converter to easily upgrade the machine specification to meet future production requirements.bak ambalaj has been listed on the istanbul stock exchange since 1998 and has more than 200 customers in 35 countries.  approximately 80 of its sales revenue is achieved in export markets with warehousing facilities in izmir, in europe and in the usa.
