Unwinding solution using ultra-thin shafts

Our important customer, Gergonne Slovakia, produces seals and insulating materials for the automotive industry. They often unroll rolls of foam material, which is very thick, and the material on the roll is removed very quickly. Many women work in the operation, who often have to handle the unwinding shafts. Until now, the customer worked with square steel bars and mechanical clamping cones. The problem is the difficult handling of heavy loads and the difficult installation of three parts for clamping the roll and the mechanical brake. The shafts must be handled by two people, which burdens manpower and causes production downtime associated with roll replacement due to disassembly of components, deployment of the roll, and re-installation of components.