Spooling and Unspooling Machinery

Shaping the Future Utilizing IMC Smartwinders™ Software

 

spooling machinery

“The Perfect Spool”

Why splice every 10 minutes when you can splice once a day or less? Material spooled on traverse winders can be as diverse as nonwovens, films, tear strips, extruded materials, composites, laminates, foams, PSA and even flexible metals.

Traverse wound spools come in various shapes and sizes. Winding patterns include level, taper, reverse taper magnum and index.

Slit widths are from .032” to 8”.

Lengths can go from 25 feet to 25 miles.

A single wound spool can weigh up to 2000 lbs.Calculate Spool Size

 

To calculate the spool size for a known length of material

 

To calculate the length of material for a known spool size

 

Spool Winding Patterns

 

Computerized Stringwinder with Smartwinder™ technology

string winderFully programmable computerized traverse settings

Closed loop tension control

AC Vector follower drive with a speed range to 1200 FPM

Range of mounting configurations for any operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“The Perfect Spool”

IMC PITCH, PRESSURE, PULL CONCEPT

“Pitch” - Spool winding pattern

A material’s unique properties require different spool configurations.
IMC Smartwinder™ software stores traverse adjustments for pitch, stroke length and end dwell allowing for optimum winding patterns for a particular product.



“Pressure” - Spool Density

The lay-on contact, pitch and rewind tension for a particular material create spool density.

“Pull” - Tension Control

Tension is the most critical factor in determining spool appearance and quality. IMC Dancer Tension Control provides unequaled programmable tension control.

These three factors all work together to produce the characteristics of
“The Perfect Spool”

Accurate Tension and Traverse Positioning

Maintained from Core to Full Diameter