Automatic Score & Shear Knife Positioners

Catbridge Machinery’s automatic score knife positioning system provides fast, accurate, repeatable slitting. This system can place up to 120 knives and allow slit widths as narrow as 1/2″. New features minimize mechanical errors and position score knives with an accuracy of +/-0.015”. Well-planned integration of the positioning system to minimize slit web length further enhances finished roll quality. A storage compartment houses blades for numerous cuts and slit patterns. Patented in US and Europe.

Catbridge Machinery’s automatic shear knife positioning system provides fast, accurate, repeatable slitting. This PLC-controlled, servo-driven system yields extremely precise cut widths. The time to set knives depends on the web width and the total number of knives. For example, positioning 20 female knives over a 72” web takes less than 2 minutes. Depending on the blades used, the minimum slit width can be as narrow as 1”. Patented in US and Europe.