Slitters and Slitting Equipment

Slitters and slitting equipment uses fixed or rotary knives to slit or trim webs of paper, film, foil, fabric, tape, or other rollstock to a specified width. For softer materials such as plastic films, both straight and circular blades may be used. These cutting blades are made of metal and can be set to a desired width. Some slitters and slitting equipment have multiple blades or knives so that operators can specify several cutting widths for a single roll. Other slitters have just a single blade or knife. Features for slitters and slitting equipment include tension control and roll alignment. High-speed and low-tension slitters are available. In terms of applications, slitters are used widely by the printing, coating, and converting industries as well as by tape and textile manufacturers.