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- The Pressure of Winding Rolls
- (Magazine)
- April 26, 2006, Too much pressure inside a roll means more wound roll problems. Too little pressure inside a roll has its own negative effects. Worse still is having both high and low internal pressure occuring at the ...
- Deflecting Nip Roller Problems?
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- March 30, 2006, What causes nip roller deflection? How can you compensate for nip roller deflection? Web Lines X ’em out! Nipped rollers are vital to many web processes, including coating, laminating, embossing, calendaring, ...
- Converting Rx: Bowed Roller Dosage
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- November 29, 2005, Last month we picked up our prescription for bowed roller and read the instructions and warning label. But what's in that bottle? How do we know we have the right dosage of bowed roller? Let's combine a ...
- Converting Rx for Bowed Rollers
- (Web Lines)
- October 30, 2005, At the top of my list of converting controlled substances: bowed rollers. Let’s read the “Directions for Use” fine print on the bowed roller bottle. Web Lines In pharmaceuticals, certain drugs are controlled ...
- Concave Rollers Pros & Cons
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- June 29, 2005, Got some nasty wrinkles on a roller? Some tape here, some tape there—wrinkles be gone. Adding tape collars or bands to a cylindrical roller just under each of the web’s edges turns a cylindrical roller ...
- Get Out of the Scroll Business
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- February 27, 2005, Curl will kill your product. How do webs end up curly? Let’s go over the top causes and consider how to eliminate them. Web Lines Whatever happened to scrolls? Scrolls were good business until about ...
- 10 Tips on Antiwrinkle Rollers
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- September 29, 2004, Antiwrinkle rollers, like antiperspirants and anti-inflammatories, have a name that implies a cure to your problem. But as with most remedies, read the Antiwrinkle rollers, like antiperspirants and anti-inflammatories, ...
- When Rollers Fight, Webs Lose
- (Archive)
- March 31, 2004, ... line to stay on track, keep your rollers and equipment sections parallel. If sequential rollers are not parallel, the upstream and downstream rollers will fight each other. When rollers fight, the web ...
- Just Rolling Along
- (Archive)
- September 30, 2003, Optimize production rates and control costs with a rolling ring linear driver system. Multi-speed, direct braked reversible motors. Valves and solenoids. Gear head assemblies. PLCs and other complex ...
- Winding Better Rolls
- (Archive)
- May 31, 2003, ... One key to quality wound rolls is the winding nip. The winding nip is a roller, driven or idling, that remains in contact with the winding roll throughout its buildup. The winding nip has many aliases, ...
- Enercon's ELF Roll Designed for Thin Film Converter
- (News | New Products)
- February 04, 2003, Enercon Industries Corporation reports the development of ELF—Enercon low friction—roll specifically designed lighter weight film substrates. MENOMONEE FALLS, WI, USA—Enercon Industries Corporation reports ...
- Controlling Coater Gap Uniformity
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- October 31, 2002, Maintaining high levels of accuracy is critical in controlling coater gap uniformity. The role of noncontact thin gap sensors is discussed in in this article. The common thread between end-users and ...
- Retired PFFC Editor Authors Web Handling Guide
- (News | New Products)
- October 29, 2002, ... says the publisher. "Covering web handling fundamentals, process-related technologies, troubleshooting, and solutions, it includes sufficient technical information to identify and correct defects in rolls ...
- Pyramids and Wound Rolls: Long-Lasting Quality
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- February 28, 2002, ... layers, a wound roll's initial wraps are the foundation for subsequent roll buildup. In winding rolls we also create impressive performance through structure. Wound rolls are a package to store web materials ...
- Wide Web Handling and the Problems It Can Bring
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2001, As new film casting machines have grown in width during the past several years, so have casting machine windups. One problem that arises with wider rolls As new film casting machines have grown in width ...
- Slitter Savvy: The Art of Winding Good Rolls
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- July 31, 2001, ... good roll? A slitter/winder operator will tell you that a good roll of paper is one that has the following characteristics: It is the right shape round and proper width. It is the right size ...
- Slitter Savvy: Visual Roll Defects & Remedies
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- July 31, 2001, Poor starts: There are obvious differences in appearance between the paper near the core and the remainder of the roll. Remedies: Tighten web before fastening Poor starts: There are obvious differences ...
- Web Scratch Solution: Regulate Your Running Rolls
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2001, Driven rolls also may scratch the web surface, even though they are very accurately speed-controlled. Web scratches can be a vexing problem on very clear products. Because they become visible when ...
- Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2001, ... shutdown, your machine components must be strong enough to break the entire web without damaging the rolls or transducers. The side frames, roll shafts, and bearings on the machine must be well oversized ...
- Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End, Part II
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- December 31, 2000, ... his analysis of the devices and designs that serve to keep your web under control. Last month we took a close look at controlling web tension at the payoff roll, keeping the web taut, dancer rolls, ...