The tension of the product, the nip and winding torque are the three vital parameters of the winding technique. To control each of these three parameters during the winding phases, the parent reel is subject to permanent double supervision:

- By the mother roll primary carriage at the reel centre.
- By the support winding drum (Pope winder) on the reel surface.

The speed and pressure adjustments at the reel centre and surface guarantee total control of the three vital winding parameters. However, when changing the reel two carriages are working at the same time. The primary carriage drives the completed reel to the storage zone and the secondary one takes its place in contact with the Pope winder. With two carriages and a single Pope winder, the three vital parameters would no longer be controlled during the reel-changing phase.

Therein resides one of the Vantage Winder’s innovations. The tension, nip and winding torque are supervised and adjusted including during the reel changing phase. The textile and technical characteristics of the reel remain constant from start to finish.

For a thermobonded spunbond line of 4.2 m width manufactured at a rate of 600 m/min, each change of reel corresponds to 5,000 square meter of product that is one minute to change a reel of diameter up to 3,500 mm.

Vantage Winder users rely on the constant characteristics of their products, including the 5,000 square meter at the start and end of the parent reel. The second Pope winder also represents a considerable advantage during the phase of winding a product prone to elongation and/or where thickness is vital, such as for Spunlace staple fibre nonwovens. So the Vantage Winder is totally suited to a wide range of nonwovens thanks to its eleven adjustable and programmable parameters allowing independent action on winding torques, roller pressure and tension of the web.

The Easy Winder combines in one machine, the winding and cutting of reels up 1,200 mm diameter. Combined with the Easy Slitter, parent reels of 1,800 mm diameter are possible for high quality rolls in small series. The Vantage Winder can be combined with the Vantage Slitter to cut daughter reels to measure, in accordance with the end customer’s specifications up to diameters of 2,200 mm at a rate of 1,500 m/min.