Shuttleworth's Star Roller eliminates "shingling" or "creeping" of the bottom most layers of paper when stacks are transported or accumulated on Slip-Torque® conveyors. Combined with Slip-Torque® technology, the proprietary Star Roller™ profile accomplishes non-damaging accumulation (buffering) between machines in the cut sheet paper handling process.
Accumulation reduces total line delays by allowing operable machines to continue production for a cost-effective period of time when other in-line machinery is down. The amount of accumulation time is determined by frequency and length of downtime of in-line machinery. Now, the cut sheet paper industry can benefit from flawless accumulation that increases throughput, gives greater productivity, reduces product damage, and hours of operating time.