IPAMA BULLETIN PRINTPACK INDIA 2019
DUAL TURRET SLITTER REWINDER FROM SP ULTRAFLEX
SP Ultraflex debuts ROBOSLIT Plus dual turret
slitter rewinder with 1000 m/min speed
18 | JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2018 | SUPPORTED BY IPP & PSA
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umbai-based SP Ultraflex’s
participation at the 2018
edition of Plastindia was the
third time the company was exhibiting
at India’s flagship show for plastics
and packaging. At Plastindia 2018, the
company gave a live demonstration
of its most basic slitter rewinder
PRIMASLIT FL and the latest version
of ROBOSLIT—the ROBOSLIT plus.
With the introduction of ROBOSLIT
plus, the series now has four variants:
ROBOSLIT plus, ROBOSLIT RL (Rear
Loading), ROBOSLIT OHP (Overhead
Path) and ROBOSLIT FSU (Free
Standing Unwind).
During the show, the focus for SP
Ultraflex was also to show visitors the
evolution of ROBOSLIT Dual Turret
Slitter Rewinder since it was first
launched in 2012. The showstopper
at the SP Ultraflex stand was the
ROBOSLIT plus, which ran at its
maximum speed of 1000 meters per
minute.
“Ours was one of the few stands at
Plastindia where the machine ran
at its maximum speed. In fact, to
the best of my knowledge, never has
a slitter rewinder been run at 1000
meters per minute at any expo at the
international level as well,” says Biku
Kohli, managing director, SP Ultraflex.
Kohli stresses that to make the
ROBOSLIT plus run at its full speed of
SP Ultraflex team at Plastindia 2018. Photo PSA
1000 meters per minute for more time
and get maximum mileage out of the
high speed, the automation division of
the company has successfully managed
to shorten both the ramp up and ramp
down times to 45 seconds. Needless to
say, such fast acceleration and de-
acceleration requires an extremely
precise and responsive tension control
system at both unwind and rewind
ends, apart from a very sturdy and
mechanically sound machine, in order
to retain the stability and alignment
of the substrate and avoid vibrations
usually associated with such high
speeds.
Talking about the response received
at Plastindia, Kohli says that the
company was able to book four orders
for its PRIMASLIT FL at the expo.
The company also got some serious
inquiries for the ROBOSLIT plus,
and is bullish about some of them
converting soon.
“Quite a few inquiries were received
for the ROBOSLIT plus and we expect
this machine to join the mainstream
sooner than foreseen. We are targeting
our current customers as well as new
customers for the ROBOSLIT plus.
Given the premium nature of this
model, we can see a lot of discerning
“Ours was one of the
few stands at Plastindia
where the machine ran
at its maximum speed.
In fact, to the best of my
knowledge, never has
a slitter rewinder been
run at 1000 meters per
minute at any expo at
the international level as
well.” – Biku Kohli
customers opting for this machine
instead of a European brand,” he says.
Kohli shares that six ROBOSLIT
slitter rewinders are under
manufacture and will be supplied to
customers by the middle of this year.
Not only did SP Ultraflex have
a healthy footfall at its Plastindia
stand, the company was also awarded
exhibitor’s award for the best stand.
Exhibiting the ROBOSLIT Plus
overseas
With the launch of the fully loaded
ROBOSLIT plus, SP Ultraflex now
rubs shoulders with leading European
brands, prompting them to turn their
vision to international events as well.
“We are very keen to show this
machine at a premium international
event soon. We have not taken a final
decision, but it will be either interpack
or K or even drupa,” he informs. z
– Shardul Sharma