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Pay Attention to Tension

Our web handling expert reveals the subtle secrets of the slitting/rewinding process.

Pillowing Puzzle

Creative thinking and a wrinkle remover from CAC resolve a perennial problem for Relizon Co.

Well Done Tension

I'm in love with a new gadget that makes cooking easier. It's the electronic temperature probe. These have been available for manufacturing applications

Mapping Your Way to Better Tension Control

Web handling defects often can be traced back to a specific location in your web line. Web tension at that location is always a prime factor in understanding

Harmonic System Gets Tension Under Control

Family-owned Capital Printing, based in Fairfield, NJ, serves its growing customer base the old-fashioned way, reports president and founder Vijay Patel:

Over-Tensioned Webs and What to Do about Them

Webs are often tensioned beyond their elastic limit in specialty-type processes such as metallizing. Usually, the high tension is in a zone where web

Tension Control

Reynolds' captive carton converting operation counts on reliable components from Montalvo to maintain its high-volume operation.

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End, Part II

In Part II of this two-part series, Bill Hawkins continues his analysis of the devices and designs that serve to keep your web under control.

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End

In Part 1 of a two-part series, Bill Hawkins looks at the devices and designs that can help you keep your web under control.

Selecting the Right Tensioning System for the Application

Choosing a tension control system can be intimidating, especially with the large array of systems available. Understanding the basic systems, which all

New measurement technology improves web control.

A new type of load cell uses an electromagnetic transducer to achieve more reliable tension measurement, reportedly resulting in improved machine performance,

Brake and clutches improve to meet industry demands.

Brakes and clutches for tension control are available in many configurations for virtually every converting application. Like all parts of the industry,

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