Founded in 1954, Chase Machine and Engineering designs and builds custom converting machinery for film, foil and woven-nonwoven fabrics. It utilizes three-dimensional modeling to design equipment such as unwinds/rewinds, slitters and laminators, festooners, blockers, and spoolers/traverse winders, while integrating technologies such as ultrasonics, impulse welding, CO2 lasers, glue dispensing and thermal bonding.
This year at IDEA22, Chase will showcase its festooning technology which is the process of layering woven and nonwoven materials into boxes rather than the conventional method of spooling. Festooning offers several advantages over spooling such as the elimination of tension so the material is not compressed, maximized space utilization for shipping, and the ability to splice from one box to another so transfers to feed downstream processes can be accomplished without the need for expensive equipment.
Chase will also be demonstrating its FS-90 Ultrasonic welding equipment utilized for splicing or bonding woven and nonwoven synthetic materials. Stop by Chase’s booth for a live demonstration and share your web handling challenge with the Chase team.