Here are three of the top reasons you should consider partnering with the Pro’s® at Pro Tapes®:

2. Effective:

Pro® continues to invest in the latest converting technology to ensure we provide not only the best quality but also to:

• Ensure repeatability and competitive pricing. All while maintaining ample converting capacity to react to any need.
• Our 150,000sqft facility houses over 40 converting machines and stocks millions of sqyds in raw materials ready to fill your needs.

3. Efficient:

Pro® has tailored its infrastructure and converting facility to exceed our customer’s needs. We pride ourselves on providing knowledgeable technical support, 24hr price quotes on non-standards, and rapid order turn arounds.

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With our recent additions to our production line-up, our new G&A RT800 and ALS dual mandrel automated lathe slitter, Pro Tapes® is taking it to a whole new level of speed and flexibility when it comes to service and quality.

Here are some of the key features that our latest investments bring to the table:

G&A RT800 WIDE WEB SLITTER:

• Can handle from .625″ to 74″ rewind widths.
• Maximum outside roll diameter is 31.5″ on the rewind side.
• Laminating station for full width laminations.
• Automatic score blade positioning system that dramatically reduces setup time while improving slit width tolerances and flexibility.
• Can slit multiple widths within the web allowing customers to purchase smaller minimums per size all slit from the same web.
• Automatic finished roll discharge system.
• Programmable PC store recipes for repeatability.

ALS DUAL MANDREL FULLY AUTOMATIC
LATHE SLITTER:

• Dual mandrel doubles the capacity of standard lathe slitters.
• Programmable PC stores recipes for repeatability.
• Multiple core ID options 1”, 1.5” and 3” inside core diameter options.
• Can slit multiple widths within the web for increased flexibility and smaller minimums.
• Tight slitting tolerance plus or minus .030”.
• Can slit from .062” to 62”.

As the premier converter of pressure sensitive tapes, we are excited about these additions to our already impressive converting lineup. These units will help enhance our converting services to our customers. Current equipment includes 6 fully automatic wide web slitters, 5 semi-automatic wide web slitters, 4 fully automatic lathe slitters, 12 state of art narrow web slitters and several rotary and flatbed die cutters as well as several flexographic printers.

Consider Pro® for your next converting opportunity, we have the right equipment to get it done cost effectively and on time!

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1. Small runs

When converting from jumbo rolls, the efficiency gained for larger jobs on a wide web slitter is great. However, often times, order minimums required for wide web slitting can far exceed the customer’s requirements, and that’s one situation lathe slitting is a great option.

2. Narrow widths

Although a rotary die tool slitting can also be used for widths below 12mm, it requires an upfront investment in an expensive rotary die tool. On the other hand, the lathe slitter produces perfect rolls with no tooling required! This means high quality finished goods with small minimums.

3. Multiple widths within a web

Lathe slitting gives us the opportunity to cut a single web into multiple widths utilizing our programmable PC, meaning the customer can purchase multiple widths within a single log to keep the minimum per size very low.

4. Set up times

Each of our lathe slitters is programmed via a computer and set up is as quick as typing some data. We can also maintain the perfect cut over time by storing the precise “recipe” for your specs in our computer. This means the PC will remember your settings making future slitting more efficient and consistent generating the same quality every time.

5. Multiple core options

ProTapes state-of-the-art fully automated lathe slitters have multiple core options we currently have 1”, 1.5” and 3” inside diameter (ID) mandrels giving the customer multiple options. The change over from one size core ID to another is minutes eliminating long set up times that are associated with the same type change over on a rewind slitter.

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