Components

Requirements

Copper and aluminum foil needed to be slit to size. The copper was .0005” thick and the aluminum foil was .001” thick. A 3” inside dimension roll weighed 35 lbs.

Our Solution

• The roll of material is placed on the unwind stand.
• Unwind will be cantilever design and construction
• Unit is powered by a AC variable speed motor and drive
• Drive motor maintains a consistent loop of material
• The dancer arm will feed back the motor control creating consistent tension
• Rocker switch allows the unit to change direction for easy setup and versatility
• From the unwind shaft the material goes over an idler roller.
• A dancer assembly controlls the unwind motor drive.
• The shear cut slitter station slits the foil to size.
• Urethane drive rollers feed the web thru the slitter station
• The material goes into a set of guide rollers, which separate each strip of material.
• A differential airshaft holdx each new core in place.
• The advantage of the differential air shaft permitts each strip to be rewound to a constant tension.
• Compact in size and easy to use, this bench top unit provides an accurately slit product in a small, easy to use package.
• Plugs into an 110 V AC outlet.

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The AZCO ACU-SLIT™ slitter module can operate as an in-line option on the cut-to-length assemblies; a replacement for worn slitter stations on any web machine; or on add-on to any web processing equipment.

The simplest application of a slitter is where it is placed immediately before a roll feeder. As the feeder pulls the web, it is automatically slit to size. A more complex application is where a motorized slitter cuts dense materials.

Crush cut slitters effectively cut thicker, low density materials such as filter media and non-woven. This is a convenient unit for frequent changeovers Learn More

Our portable stand is designed to accommodate AZCO units or your own machine designs. The standard model is built of our own unique design of clear anodized aluminum, but can be customized to your specifications. Simply bolt your unit on and place it along side your production line.

Features
Rugged design * Adjusting screw with hand crank for height adjustments from 845mm/33.26in. to 1099/47.55 in. * Surface clear anodized aluminium or colored aluminium Learn More

These feeders index webs of material through a production process. The process may be cutting, stamping, or any other operation that requires an intermittent motion. The units can feed continuously as a slave to another machine.

These feeders are driven by high performance 5 - phase stepper motors or servo motor system for high torque and speed. The web is gripped by precision ground urethane rollers. Learn More

Our modular punch assemblies have a punch-and-die design to make custom-shaped cut-outs. The unique-sized clean cut-outs of your flexible materials are to provide a long shelf-life. Available in pneumatic or electric configurations, our punch units use hardened-steel tooling that is clean-cutting and fast-acting. The assembly can be mounted in any orientation, so you can add it to any converting, processing, or assembly line in any way you see fit! Just bolt it on! Learn More

This rotary crusher is capable of hundreds of cuts per minute. It is built in a modular configuration so it can be incorporated into a new machine or replace existing units. Assemblies can be designed to meet your requirements. Learn More

Requirements

This application required cutting a .005" aluminum product on a continuous basis.

Our Solution

• AZCO designed a rotary shear cutter with a 630mm cut capacity, designed for a heavy duty application.
• The unit had heavy duty steel side plates which were electroless nickel plated.
• The blades cutting cylinder with a D2 shear cut blade cut against a hardened, rigid tool steel anvil.
• The unit was designed to be mounted easily into the application with an output shaft designed to couple up to their present drive system.
• The unit had dow pins for exact pin location if they needed to change out the module and then bolt it into place.
• The rotary cutting cylinder had external, heavy duty, high load bearings which can easily be replaced or serviced without disassembling the entire unit.

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The SMARTKNIFE™, with a patent-pending technology making it operate at a high-cycle rate, features quiet operation and simple installation. Unlike traditional knife assemblies, the SMARTKNIFE™ has taken all the essentials of a knife assembly and integrated it into a compact package; all you need is an air supply and a signal.

The SMARTKNIFE™ is pneumatically-operated with a self-contained air cylinder/manifold/solenoid. You no longer need to spend the time or labor to install air lines, fittings, or sensors to control the knife position. The SMARTKNIFE™ is equipped with an embedded microprocessor and complete control package which allows the knife to achieve higher speeds than the standard guillotine presently reach. With cycle rates exceeding 400 cuts per minute, this unit is bridging the gap between a conventional guillotine and a rotary knife assembly. Its compact size and low prices offers great flexibility over a rotary knife solution. Learn More

AZCO offers complete, modular guillotine knife assemblies ready to install as stand-alone or in-line units. These units can be mounted in any position for convenient operation. They cut a wide variety of flexible materials such as film, foil, paper, light gauge metals (.25mm/01 in.), non-wovens, foam rubber, ribbon cables, Velcro and many others. The small SUR-CUT knife assemblies are widely used for cutting various strips of flexible materials. The open frame design gives easy access to the material. Mounting holes allow quick installation.

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