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Sheeter for High Impact Polystyrene Extrusion Sheet Line

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 […]

Fine Paper Sheeter Delivers Press Ready Skids

MAXSON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY COMPANY (Westerly RI USA) offers a high speed sheeter that can sheet and stack up to 6 rolls of paper into press ready piles.  The MAXSON DFK Sheeter is a rugged, heavy duty sheeting machine that offers high production output, provides an Operator friendly foot print and delivers precisely stacked skids. Self […]

MAXSON Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Maxson Automatic Machinery Company (Westerly RI USA) celebrates its 100th anniversary of providing in line and off line sheeting solutions for the Printing, Paper and Specialties Industries.  Founded in 1912 by Charles B. Maxson, the Company has a long history of innovation and pioneering design in rotary cutters and sheet handling systems including the first […]

Sheeter Designed for Digital Press Sizes

Maxson Automatic Machinery Company (Westerly RI USA) has introduced to the market a sheeter specifically designed for the digital sheet fed printing presses.   The sheeter, which can accept up to 65” (1651 mm) wide webs, can convert and stack up to 40” (1016 mm) long sheets.  The sheeter configuration is in response to the printing […]

Splice Detector Insures Press Ready Skids

MAXSON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY COMPANY (Westerly RI USA) offers a feature on its precision sheeters that insures the skids of sheeted stock delivered to the printing press are free of splices that could smash blankets and cause press down time. A capacitance type splice detector is mounted prior to the cutter infeed.  The detector senses a […]

Holographic Sheeter Cuts Preprinted Material to Exacting Registration

MAXSON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY COMPANY (Westerly RI USA) offers a sheeter that permits converters and printers to produce sheets of preprinted holographic material.  The precision sheeter is outfitted with a shaftless unwind, web steering unit, slitter rig and cut to registration system. The sheeter is outfitted with a high resolution scanner that can detect registration marks […]

Sheeter Offers New Technology for Converting Sensitive Material

Converters of sensitive materials such as carbonless paper can precision sheet press ready piles at high speeds with MAXSON’s newly designed Carbonless Paper Sheeter.  The sheeter has the capacity to convert light weight coated grades as low as 30#/3300 sq ft (55 gsm) up to 64” (1625 mm) wide and cut offs between 15” – […]

Continuous Running Graphic Arts Sheeting System

MAXSON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY COMPANY (Westerly RI USA) announces a specialty sheeter designed for the photographic papers market.  Equipped with a shaftless roll stand, the sheeting line includes a precision cutter, delivery section, stacking station and off-loading conveyor unit that eliminates the need for manual contact when discharging reams of sheets. The cutter’s dual motor drive […]

Cutter for Abrasives Industry Now on Hand

Sheeting of abrasive materials such as emery paper, sand papers or abrasive cloth can now be achieved with minimal knife wear with a new specialty sheeter from MAXSON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY COMPANY (Westerly, RI USA).  The scissors like cutting action of the dual knife rotary design and the MAXSON exclusive cutting clash adjustment greatly extends the […]

Shafted Roll Stand with Edge Guidance Avoids Waste

Converters of premium products such as film, foils and laminated materials can now minimize trim waste with a shafted roll stand outfitted with edge guidance from MAXSON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY COMPANY (Westerly, RI).  Designed to handle rolls up to 60” (1524 mm) in diameter, the unit is available in widths up to 65” (1651 mm) and […]