Category: MAXSON News and Events

Maxson Automatic Machinery Company (Westerly RI USA) has developed a “low roll diameter” detection design that aids an Operator by automatically slowing a sheeter to a stop when a preset roll diameter is reached at the roll stand.  This feature allows the Operator to monitor other aspects of the sheeting process, yet still allows the […]

Maxson Automatic Machinery Company (Westerly RI USA) has incorporated into the web conditioning system of its high speed precision sheeters a dancer roll design.  The enhancement allows the rotary cutter to accurately maintain sheet length at high speeds regardless of the concentricity of the roll being converted. Rolls damaged during handling can affect sheet length […]

Maxson Automatic Machinery Company (Westerly RI USA) offers cleaning devices that enhance slit and cross cut quality when sheeting pressure sensitive materials or other laminates where adhesive build up on blades is likely. The design is straightforward to adjust and simple to retrofit to existing sheeters. The top slitter blades are out fitted with a […]

Maxson Automatic Machinery Company (Westerly RI USA) offers an accumulating festoon that allows inline sheeters to closely match the speed of down line processes thereby maintaining accurate sheet length.  The system provides a closed loop tension control for the roll stand, accommodating immediate speed changes that would otherwise be impossible because of the weight of […]

Specialty converters of magnetized poly propylene or PVC laminates can accurately sheet to finished sizes with the MAXSON SDFK Sheeter.  Available in various widths up to 65″ (1651 mm), the sheeter can run at speeds of up to 300 fpm (90 mpm) either in line with a laminating operation or off line sheeting roll stock.  […]

Maxson Automatic Machinery Company, (Westerly, RI), offers a sheeter specifically designed for low volume printers and converters who require a cost effective alternative to purchasing sheeted stock. The MSE Sheeter is designed for operations that need as few as 2000 sheets per order.  Outfitted with an AC drive geared to 300 fpm (90 mpm), the […]

Maxson Automatic Machinery Company (Westerly RI USA) has introduced a sheeter that converts webs of multi-ply vinyl laminations into master parts which are vacuumed formed into door panels, dashboards, headliners and floor panels for the automotive industry.  Using dual knife rotary cutter technology, rather than a platen die cutter design, the sheeter can convert a […]

Manufacturers of coated film plastic can now sheet the product at higher speeds than conventional drop shear equipment, while insuring the square, accurate dimensions required by the Printing Industry using a sheeter designed by MAXSON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY COMPANY (Westerly, RI USA).  A continuous operating system is provided allowing sheeted material to be accumulated until completed […]

MAXSON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY COMPANY (Westerly RI USA) offers a high speed delivery system on its precision sheeters that avoids marking sensitive materials when shingling the sheets.  This design manages sheet flow by controlling the speed of the cut packet’s leading edge as it enters the overlap area, rather than nip pressure.  The resulting action prevents […]

MAXSON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY COMPANY (Westerly RI USA) offers a sheeter for high impact polystyrene (HIPS) plastic manufacturers can increase the productivity and reduce the waste of their sheet lines by replacing conventional drop shear equipment with the dual knife rotary technology of the MAXSON SDFK Sheeter. In this sheeter design, the cutting section includes knives […]