M-Tech Plastics installs Titan slitter rewinder

M-Tech Plastics, a South Africa-based converter of flexible plastic packaging, has reported success with its recently installed Titan ER610 compact slitter rewinder.

‘We’ve embarked on equipment purchases in line with our expansion plans,’ explained Barry Le Roux, managing director of M-Tech Plastics. ‘This includes a recently installed Titan ER610 compact slitter rewinder, supplied in collaboration with Beswick Machinery, the local agent for Atlas Converting Equipment in the UK. We also plan to place orders for a Nordmeccanica Super-Combi coater/laminator and a Rotomec ELS 10-color gravure press, both scheduled for delivery in 2013.’

Until now, slitting and rewinding at M-Tech Plastics has been completed on two machines.  ‘Our existing equipment carried us through our early growth stages, but it’s now time to push ourselves into the next level.  We’ve always appreciated Titan’s world-class technology and the new Titan ER610 has hit the perfect balance between price and performance.  Also Beswick Machinery has an excellent team providing top-class technical and maintenance support, so I’m very happy, Le Roux continued. 

The Titan ER610 is a slitter rewinder designed to run at a production speed of 450m/min and can handle a minimum 35mm slit width, with a rewind diameter of 610mm.  The 1650mm web width machine installed at M-Tech Plastics also features an integral edge-trim extraction system and an integral shaftless unwind for a maximum 1000mm diameter roll.  The pneumatically-controlled braking system provides accurate web tension control and a digital edge guide system controls lateral movement of the unwind reel.  Also included is a high-speed HMI control system with a 10” touchscreen terminal, non-language symbols, compact flash memory and fault diagnostics.

‘The control system simplifies operation. Anyone who can use a cell phone can operate the machine,’ commented Riaan Hopley of Beswick Machinery. ‘Installation and operator training was carried out by our qualified technicians and the ER610 is already having a very positive impact on quality and service to M-Tech's customers.’

‘We’re upgrading our systems to enhance our manufacturing capacity and the Titan is already handling the majority of our slitting requirements,’ concluded Le Roux. ‘From next year, we’ll experience a serious rise in production and then we’ll see this impressive machinery perform to its true potential. We have every confidence that the Titan’s performance will speak for itself and we’ll be purchasing more Titan slitting equipment in the future.’

Pictured: The recently commissioned Titan ER610 compact slitter rewinder in action at M-Tech Plastics

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