AccuNip® Nip Stations
Our AccuNip® nip stations are so versatile and so reliable, they continue to be applied in an amazingly wide range of web-based applications. What can you do with an AccuNip nip station? Here are some of the more common uses:
• laminating
• thermal bonding
• compacting webs
• creating composite webs
• web cooling
• web heating
• web pulling or web braking
• web squeezing
• web calendering
AccuNip units are available in three models with rugged cast iron or welded steel frames:
• Light Duty — 5,000 lb. (6 1/2" - 12" diameter rolls)
• Medium Duty — 10,000 lb. (8" - 14" diameter rolls)
• Heavy Duty — 25,000 lb. (12" - 24" diameter rolls)
AccuNip units are also available with welded aluminum frames
• Light Duty — 500 lb (4" minimum roll diameter)
• Medium Duty — 2,000 lb (4" minimum roll diameter)
What features do you want on your AccuNip nip station?
• doctor blades
• heating or cooling rolls
• adjustable nip pressures and gaps
• dual-roll gear drives
• vertical or horizontal configurations
• custom engineered rolls
• welded aluminum or steel frames
Custom engineering readily available to meet the most demanding nip applications.
Examples of unique AccuNip applications:
• profiling plastic lumber extrusions
• squeezing liquid additives and process chemicals out of fabric and textiles
• perforating material, like leather, to breath better
• squeezing resin into carbon fiber matting for aerospace applications
• used with web break sensor to stop product from back feeding through the line
Can your operation benefit from an AccuNip nip station? Call us to explore your options.
AccuNip is a registered trade name of PFE Rolls, Inc.
