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Independent Machine Co.

Web converting equipment for a wide range of materials, including advanced composites. Specializes in unwinds, slitters with zero backbend, rewinds, narrow-width slitters, spooling equipment and traverse winding systems, with interleaf capabilities for unidirectional prepreg. Composite automated cross-ply, nip forming stations.



Phone: (973)-882-0060
Fax: (973)-808-9505

Engineer Contact:
Bruce Butler, (973) 882-0060 x14, Bruce B@independentusa.com

Please visit: Independent Machine Co.

Mailing Address
2 Stewart Pl.
Fairfield, NJ 07004 US

Additional Locations:

 
SPECIAL MESSAGE
PRODUCT CATEGORIES
Primary manufacturing equipment
  • Automatic tape layers
  • Continuous laminating machines
  • Automated fiber placement machines
  • Impregnation lines
  • Pultrusion equipment, thermoplastics
  • Pultrusion equipment, thermosets
  • Roll-forming machines
Auxiliary processing equipment, repair equipment, and supplies
  • Auxiliary processing equipment
    • Slitters
    • Splicing devices
    • Winders/rewinders
    • Other auxiliary equipment
Fiber converting/prepreg manufacturing equipment
  • Coaters/laminators
  • Splicing devices
  • Impregnation lines
    • Impregnation lines, hot melt


As seen in Print
Heated thermoplastic prepreg forming die
Independent Machine Co. has introduced a two-roll heated forming die for shaping composite prepregs.

Computerized respooler
Independent Machine Co. (IMC, Fairfield, N.J.) has introduced a new computerized respooler. The device traverse-winds roving, tow or other materials from a previously wound spool. Adjustable constant unwind tension is controlled by an electronic brake via ultrasonic diameter measurement feedback. The driven capstan is

Slitting traverse winding machine
Independent Machine Co. (Fairfield, N.J.) has developed a new system for slitting and traverse winding unidirectional carbon fiber prepreg. The 304-mm/12-inch wide system features 24 Smartwinder-2000 modular cubes that operate inline with the unwind slitter section, with each operating independently from all others.