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Parkinson Technologies Sells Custom Designed Slitter-Rewinder For Fiber Glass Application

Key Features of the Rewinding Systems Include a Heated Splice Station, Dust Management and Added Customer-specified Features for Operator Safety and Comfort
 

April 3, 2009

Woonsocket, RI

A Parkinson Technologies Shaftless Unwind and Center Rewinder recently purchased and installed by a leading fiber glass manufacturer will provide the ability to splice, slit and rewind up to 65 mil-thick fiberglass reinforcement mat in 75 inch-wide rolls, 92 inches in diameter, at winding tensions up to 15 pli, as fast as 1500 feet-per-minute. Maximum roll weight is 3,500 pounds.

The customer (name withheald by request) purchased the Parkinson slitter-rewinder because of its commitment to quality. "The Parkinson equipment enables our customer to improve the quality of the product they deliver to their customers. They selected Parkinson because we were up to the challenge of delivering a unique, custom design that met their demanding specifications, at an economical price," said Carl Nowiszewski, Parkinson's Segment Manager/Business Development Executive, Nonwovens. "They have been impressed not only by the performance of the equipment, but also by the excellent customer support they have received from Parkinson throughout this project."

For more information on Parkinson's custom-designed winding systems call Carl Nowiszewski at (401) 762-2100, x 353, or email cnowiszewski@parkinsontechnologies.com.

About Parkinson Technologies
Parkinson Technologies is an industry leader in the development, design and manufacturing of production-scale web processing machinery for the plastics, nonwovens, paper and specialty materials industries. Product brands include PARKINSON winders, DUSENBERY® converting systems, MARSHALL & WILLIAMS biax orientation lines and KEY FILTERS extrusion melt filtration equipment. With a world-class pilot plant facility, Parkinson also offers its customers complete flexibility to conduct plastics sheet/film extrusion and orientation R&D and to produce commercially viable marketing samples. Parkinson's customers include a broad range of companies, from venture-backed start ups to Fortune 50 enterprises, all of whom demand innovative solutions to their web processing challenges.