Great Lakes Filters’ slitting and rerolling dates back to 1951, we have a long history of developing technical fabrics and textile converting programs. Call today for consultation of your next textile converting program.
Great Lakes slits and rewinds your rolled goods with a quick turnaround time, and stocking capabilities. In addition to converting your existing rolled goods, Great Lakes can source your material at a more competitive price point.
We have access to the Acme Group purchase team to help locate and source unique materials.
Our capabilities and equipment can process a wide variety materials, wovens, knits, paper, films, adhesives, non-wovens – bring it in/we are ready to try it and re-invent the group.
We partner with a large group of vendors and suppliers to expand our offerings and services.
Materials
Non Wovens
- Spunbond fabrics
- Pointbond fabrics
- Meltblown fabrics
- Lofted Media
- Needle punched felts
- Hydroentangled fabrics
- Spunbond Polyester Filter Media
- Spunlace Polyester Filter Media
- Spunbond Polypropylene Filter Media
- SMS Polypropylene Filter Media
- Meltblown Polypropylene Filter Media
- Composite Fabrics Filter Media
- Rayon Filter Media
- Polyester Blend Filter Media
- Sonic Bonded Composites
- Layered Polyester
- Wet-Laid Cellulose
- Chem-Bond Rayon
- Layered Polypropylene
- Power-Flo Depth Media
Wovens
- Nylon
- Meshes
- Wearables
- Polyester
Paper and Advanced Material
- Chromatography Paper
- Electrophoresis Paper
- Blotting Paper
- Food and Lab Grade Paper
- Film
Products
- Cut parts
- Roll media
- Composites
- Depth media
- Spunbond polyester
- Flat bond
- Point bond
- Spunbond polypropylene
- Rayon and rayon blends
- SMS
- Laminates
- Composites
- Gradient structures
- FDA rayons and polyesters
Equipment
Cameron Slitter #1– 94” capacity
- Takes up to 94” Roll
- Maximum Dia. 53”
- Core Size 2” thru 6” Unwind
- Core Size 2” and 3” Roll Put Ups
- Tolerances +/- 1.5MM
- Solid Shaft Backstand
- Variable Speed Drive
Cameron #2 – 94” capacity
- Takes up to 94” Roll
- Maximum Dia. 43”
- Core Size 1.5” to 8” Unwind
- Core Size 2” and 3” Roll Put ups
- Tolerances +/- 1.5MM
- Shaftless Backstand – uses “chucks”
- Variable Speed Drive
Shanks/Cameron # 3 – 104” capacity
- Takes up to 104” Roll
- Maximum Dia. 53”
- Core Size 2” thru 6” Unwind
- Core Size 2” and 3” roll Put Ups
- Tolerances +/- 1.5MM
- Solid Shaft Backstand
- Programmable Stop Capability re: yds/roll
Collins Drop Blade Cutter/Slicer
- Variable Blade Packs –Serrated and Straight
- Maximum Roll 120”
- Maximum Diameter Roll up to 25”
- Core Size 2” and 3” usable
- Tolerance =/- 1.5MM on most materials
Judleson/Dusenbury Slice/Slitter
- Maximum Roll 60”
- Maximum Roll Dia. 12”
- Must use 2.125” ID Special Slitter Cores
- SLITTING YIELD
- Minimum Width 12mm
- Maximum Width 1” (subject to material slit)
- * Max Yield 58” / requires clamp space on roll
Applications
- Grinding
- Cold Rolling
- Lapping
- Part Washing
- Sanding
- Honing
- Deburring
- Plating
- Extruding
- Polishing
- Phosphate Bath
- Quenching
- Wire Drawing
- Wastewater
- Spray Booth
- Food and Beverage
- Agriculture
- Pulp and Paper