Converting Machinery Upgrades

Universal Converting Equipment has been involved in the design and manufacture of converting machinery for many years. Initially, Universal built drive and control panels for converting machinery. These control systems were sold to manufacturers of converting machinery and to end users to upgrade their existing machines. The typical converting machines were centre wind slitting machines, center surface slitter rewinders, surface driven slitters and winders, two drum winders, coating machines and laminating machines.

More recently, Universal moved into the manufacture of slitting machines, producing a high performance machine and a low cost machine, rewinding machines, hot melt coating machines and hot melt laminating machines.

The interest from our customers in upgrading machines has increased considerably in the last few months as budgets for new machines have been cut back. As a company, we have the expertise to take on a wide range of projects from small projects like adding a new guider or tension control systems, to new drive and control systems and then to a complete mechanical and electrical upgrade.

In recent weeks we have taken orders for drive and control upgrades for Titan slitting machines, Kampf slitting machines and a Dusenbery slitter rewinder. We have also fitted several core alignment systems in conjunction with new differential rewind shafts. As the cost is low compared to new converting machines, the payback is very fast - just what is needed when the economy has slowed down.