Patent ID: 6869039

Claim:
A method for winding and slitting a paper web in a papermaking line, comprising the steps of: dividing a web longitudinally into a plurality of slit webs of first selected widths; winding the slit webs about roll centers, to form rolls at a winding station; periodically cutting the web in a cross machine direction with a web-severing device in conjunction with a roll set change on the winding station, wherein the improvement comprising: slitting the web with a first slitter assembly adjusted to the first selected widths, while a second slitter assembly is adjusted into second selected slitting width positions which are different than the first selected widths, followed by cutting the web in the cross machine direction with the web-severing device, followed by slitting the web with the second slitter assembly, while the first slitter assembly is adjusted into alternative selected slitting width positions.