Slitter-winder of a Fiber Production Line

A winder guard, in a two drum winder having a rear winding drum and a front winding drum, the rear winding drum closely spaced from the front winding drum so as to form a gap therebetween, and to support at least one winding core or costumer roll over the gap in nipping engagement and between the front winding drum and the rear winding drum, the at least one winding core or customer roll being wrapped by at least one fiber web which passes under the rear winding roll and through a nip formed between the rear winding drum and at least one winding core or customer roll, and wraps on to the at least one winding core or customer roll, comprising:

• a structural guard body mountable for rotation about at least a portion of a front winding drum of a two drum winder, wherein the guard body has a downstream edge and an upstream edge and portions therebetween positionable to cover the front winding drum adjacent a winding nip formed between the front winding drum and a forming customer roll to from a safety guard which shields operators from contact or entry into the nip formed between the front winding drum and the forming customer roll;
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• a cutter blade mounted to the upstream edge of the guard body, so that the blade is movable between a first position substantially aligned with the guard body, so as to pass through the gap between the rear winding drum and the front winding drum, and a second position where the blade extends away from the guard body toward the rear winding drum, so as to cut the at least one fiber web wrapping the rear winding drum.