Winding Tools for Slitters, Rewinders and Printing

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Founded in 1986, Goldenrod Corporation is a leading North American manufacturer of winding shafts, chucks
and related equipment for the converting, paper, film, foil, textile and metals industries. The Goldenrod/Svecom
partnership is the largest manufacturer of winding shafts, chucks, and shaft handling equipment in the world. We
are a truly global company dedicated to one thing – servicing the needs of our customers.

The Multiple
Bladder Advantage

The defining feature of Goldenrod products is the multiple bladder design.
This unique approach allows the number and width of gripping ledges
to change to handle each specific application. Developed to
solve problems caused by old-style lug and button shafts, the multiple
bladder design is incorporated into Goldenrod shafts and chucks to
provide years of trouble-free use and reliable operation.
Goldenrod is the industry leader in multiple bladder technology,
offering over 50 multi-bladder variations.

Helping Our
Customers Succeed

Our mission is to give our customers the tools they need to improve manufacturing efficiency
and safety, increase productivity and, ultimately, enhance profitability. To this end, we offer:
• “L”ong life, low maintenance and minimal downtime with our reliable and durable products
• “E”xtensive technical assistance, provided by trained local sales and service staff
• “A”ggressive quality assurance and professional customer service
• “N”ew and innovative designs for high technology winding solutions
…and global sales and support, through our North American and worldwide network of technical personnel

Goldenrod Is The Leader in
Multiple Bladder Technology,
Offering Over 50 Unique
Multi-Bladder Variations –
More Than Any Other Company!

Benefits of Goldenrod
Differential Shafts

1250 DFX
• Quick and easy setup – no spacers. Dramatically reduces setup time
• Differential width cores as narrow as 1″ can be wound on the same shaft
at the same web tension
• Available for core ID‘s as small as 1″ in diameter
• 6″ diameter and up can be made as slipover adapters
• Patented DFB model differential with surface roller bearings minimizes drag on
larger diameter cores
• Available in aluminum, steel, and carbon fiber
• Patented, adjustable core stop cassette system allows for rapid changeover and saved setups
• Engineered to handle low tensions and high roll weight
1250 CL (Cam-Lock)
• Engineered to support the highest roll weight of any Cam-Lock shaft in the industry
• Spring loaded ball bearings available to assist core positioning and winder start-up
• Requires no lubrication
• Base shaft designed to accept multiple ring diameters, simple changeover from 3″ to 6″ cores
• Minimizes core dusting
• All metal rings (no plastic) are chrome-plated

Multiple Bladder

Multiple Bladder Pneumatic Shaft

The industry’s most popular performance-driven pneumatic shaft.
• Multiple external tubes filled through a common source (LDX)or the patented Fail – Safe internal check valve system (LD)
• Greater expansion for easier core loading and unloading (3/8″ or more)
• Continuous rubber expanders extend the length of the shaft
• Grips cores with almost twice the force of conventional shafts
• 10 minute bladder repair
• Steel – backed expanders protect bladders – razor proof
• Always deflates completely below the shaft surface

Lightweight Shafts

1266 LDX Lightweight Shaft

Strong patented designs and materials meet safety requirements
and reduce downtime.
• Lightest 3″ and 6″ aluminum shafts on the market
• Lighter and less expensive than composite lug shafts
• Various 3″, 4″, 5”, 6″ and 6.75″ models available
• Bolt – on journals available
• Multiple bladder design – fast delivery, fast expansion, fast repairs

Roll Centering Shafts

1260 LDB Roll Centering Shaft

Ensuring a perfect unwind or rewind at high linear speeds.
• Pneumatic, pneumatic/mechanical, and mechanical
• Metal ledges expand first to hold cores above and concentric to shaft body before expansion of the rubber gripping ledges
• All bladders filled through a single valve (LDBX), and available with patented Internal Check Valve system (LDB)
• Prevents loping and allows higher winding speeds
• Improved finished roll quality (low wrinkles and defects) and longer shaft life
• Excellent for printing, laminating or coating applications
• Excellent for foils or metallized films

Coreless Shafts

1260 LFT Coreless Shaft

Multiple designs for winding paper, film or foil with no core.
• Saves converters thousands in core costs
• Eliminates need for core disposal
• Multiple bladder design

Slitter Drive Shafts

1280 CT Multiple Bladder Style Shaft

Precision machined to exacting tolerances and finish to eliminate axial misalignment of knives. Perfect for automated systems.
• Multiple bladder style body is ground, chromed and reground to +/– .0005″ end to end tolerance
• Shaft turned entirely from one piece of solid steel
• Bottom knives are securely held with wide, uninterrupted rubber gripping ledges
• No tools are needed to re-position knives
• Reduced changeover time
• Fast ROI

Small Diameter Shafts

1260 LDX Small Diameter Shaft

Locked core and differential shafts ideal for tape, film and ribbon rewind applications.
• Small diameter (1″ to 1.5″) shafts available in lengths up to 100″
• Each shaft features three rows of external gripping elements (locked core) or extremely low friction, abrasion-resistant
ledges (slip differential) for excellent control of low tension web substrates.
• Each shaft turned from single piece of steel – no weak journal/body connections, so shaft can hold more weight with less deflection

Ultra-Lightweight
Multiple Bladder Leaf Shafts

1260 LF Ultra Lightweight Multiple Bladder Leaf Shaft

The lightest weight 3″ air shaft on the market, a perfect choice for light duty applications or drum winding.
• Weighs just 0.25 lbs. per inch of body length
• All aluminum construction with customized hardened steel ends
• Simple maintenance – multiple bladder design allows for 10 minute or less bladder changes
• Strong design – handles medium-duty single rolls and light duty multiple rolls

Large Diameter / Milled Body Shafts (Reel Spools)

1260 LDB Large Diameter Milled Body Shaft

The most common pneumatic shaft in the tissue and paperboard markets.
• Heavy duty LDB models with both Centering and Internal Check Valves
• Unique 3 – port inflation/deflation system ensures perfect centering and complete deflation
• Balanced to the most critical Grade G – 1.6 standards
• Available in steel, aluminum or steel-sleeved carbon fiber

See For Yourself – Bladder Replacement In 2 Minutes

Pneumatic/Mechanical Chucks

Pneumatic Chuck

1420 LF Chuck with Adapter

Concentric mechanical expansion with the ease of air inflation
• Air-driven piston forces expanders up inclined planes, providing perfect roll-centering and strong gripping
• Heavy duty steel flange or special shaft mounted design
• Optional constant air/spring retract and spring expand/air deflate safety designs
• Base chucks can accept core adapters for quick changeover
• Several 3″ designs with various diameter core adapters in stock
• Patented 1420 – LFH Hybrid design for the highest torque requirements and steel cores

Torque Chucks

1480 LFTK Torque Chuck

Low cost, heavy duty, and easy to use.
• Uses web tension to expand; non – slip gripping power exerted in either direction
• Flange mounted or single center bolt mounted
• Simple design eliminates wearing parts
• Available for standard corrugating and sheet operations

Axial Chucks

1480 LGAX Axial Chuck

• Machine arms exert side pressure against
the core to expand the lugs
• Flange mounted
• No tools or air pressure required
• Available with various diameter core adapters
for easy changeover

Multiple Bladder Chuck Adapter

1460 LDX Multiple Chuck Bladder Chuck Adapter

Quick changeovers plus all the benefits of the
1460 multiple bladder design
• Adapters can be used in pairs or made as
a full – width sleeve with no re – positioning of
chucks required
• Grips cores with nearly twice the force of conventional pneumatic chuck adapters
• Available with Centering metal ledges
• Quick and easy maintenance
• Assembled with split collar mount
• Available in Lightweight Spyder design for larger diameters up to 16″

Goldenrod Safety Chucks

900 Goldenrod Safety Chuck

935 Goldenrod Safety Chuck

927 Goldenrod Safety Chuck

Widest range of standard models and socket sizes available from inventory
• Available in Tilt Plate, foot or flange mounting
• U-square, V-square, and VO square/round sockets
• Manual unlocks and finger guards standard
• Sidelay adjustable models with optional Skew Base
• Air -Thru and air-operated models for rotary union connection