Narrow Web & Label Converting Slitter Blade Sharpening

Narrow web and label presses run thin, fast-moving stock through tight tolerances, and a slitting knife that's even a little off shows up immediately — as web wander, as a ragged edge on pressure-sensitive label stock, or as a holder that can't hold its line at speed. We sharpen both crush-cut and shear/razor slitting knives for narrow web presses, and we know the difference between the two because the sharpening isn't the same job.

Beyond the blade itself, Winston Tool handles slitter knife holder repair and field winder inspections for narrow web and label converting lines — the two services converters usually have to call two different vendors for. Thin label stock makes tension and alignment problems (telescoping, wrinkling, web wander) show up faster than they would on a heavier packaging web, so we inspect unwind and rewind stands with that in mind, not a generic once-over.

Winston Tool has sharpened industrial slitting blades from our shop in Stokes County, NC for over 50 years. If your narrow web or label converting line needs blades sharpened, a knife holder repaired, or a winder inspected, call Ashley Bennett at 336-331-2049.