What is a Slitter—An Introduction to Slitting
What is a Slitter—An Introduction to Slitting You have a roll of material that’s too wide for your die cutter, printer, laminator or other roll-fed processes. Now what? You want to reduce material cost and inventory. You can do so by buying standard size rolls and slitting them into the exact the size you need. What is Slitting? Slitter or slitting machine - these names are used interchangeably for the same machines. Roll slitting, also known as log slitting or rewind slitting, is a shearing operation that cuts a large roll of material into narrower rolls. We build top quality machinery for the converting industry. In converting, “slitting” refers to the process cutting large rolls of material into narrower rolls. The large roll is typically referred to as the “master” or “parent” roll. A slitter is a machine that converts a master roll into one or more narrower rolls. Because of economies, master rolls are often made as large as possible. When these master rolls a...