Drives and Controls

Many older slitting, winding and coating machines are mechanically very similar to new equipment. However, they become progressively more unreliable as the existing drive and control system ages. Machines more than ten years old will contain components which are obsolete or for which there is little support.

Upgrading the drive and control system makes economic and technical sense. Many of the benefits of a new machine are gained but at a fraction of the cost.

Installing new drives and control system can yield the following benefits:

• Modern reliable components
• Spare parts easily available
• Improved control compared to original system giving higher quality, less waste and increased productivity.
• Conformance to the latest safety standards
• PLC based control system providing consistency and reliability.
• Touch screen operator interface.
• Machine settings can be saved and retrieved at a later date ensuring repeatable and consistent quality.
• Capability to link with data capture and management information systems.
  

Typical features that are incorporated into the system:

• Automatic slow down and stop to pre-set diameter or length.
• Precise control of unwind and rewind tensions
• Operator selectable taper tension with actual winding tension being displayed.
• Elimination of problematic diameter sensors on the rewind.
• All the key operating parameters can be saved and recalled at a later date when similar product is being processed.
  

Universal has a range of standard upgrade packages available either "off the shelf" or at very short notice, including systems for:

The systems are designed to fit a wide range of equipment including machines from:
Titan, Kampf, Eldec, Atlas, Cameron, Elite, Dusenbery, Ashe, Goebel, Afex and many others.