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- Web Lines | The Case for Shorter (and Longer) Acceleration Times
- (Slit)
- February 04, 2014, Should you change the acceleration time on your slitter/rewinder? Web handling expert Tim Walker offers the pros and cons I recently visited a converting operation where the slitter/rewinder was set ...
- Maxcess Offers FIFE-500 Web Guiding System
- (News | New Products)
- January 27, 2014, The web guiding system, now available in expanded sizes, is said to be a low-cost solution for mid-web applications OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | Maxcess, a global supplier of products and services for the ...
- Web Lines | How the Open Loop Torque Control Sets Winding Tension
- (Web Handling)
- December 09, 2013, ... wound rolls. It would be great to be able to verify the system performance with a tension measuring roller. A feature of many slitter/rewinders, including this one, is a short web path from slitting ...
- What Mechanisms Cause a Web to Shift Laterally?
- (Web Handling)
- October 07, 2013, Web Handling expert Tim Walker identifies the five culprits that cause a web to move off centerline. A simple question with a not so simple answer. Let's start by narrowing down the culprits. If the ...
- Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 4
- (Web Lines)
- September 23, 2013, In Part 4 of this four-part series, web handling expert Tim Walker explains how TD variations in equipment or web properties affect roll structure How do transverse direction variations in equipment ...
- Web Lines | Curl Mechanics Pt. 2—Transverse Direction Curl
- (Web Handling)
- August 26, 2013, In Part 2 of this four-part series on curl, web handling expert Tim Walker tackles three common sources of TD curl. Transverse direction curl is a little more difficult to understand than machine direction ...
- Webex REM Slitter Features Automated Options
- (News | New Products)
- August 11, 2013, Suited for off-line or in-line applications, slitter/rewinder options include score, razor, and shear slitting NEENAH, WI | The REM 4440 Series from Webex is described as a highly efficient turret ...
- Web Lines | Curl Mechanics Pt. 1—Machine Direction Curl
- (Coating/Laminating)
- July 08, 2013, In this first part of a four part series on curl, web handling expert Tim Walker discusses curl in coated and laminated products In this first part of a four part series on curl, web handling expert ...
- Roll Handling | API Foils Finds Custom Roll Cradle Solution
- (Foil)
- June 11, 2013, ... via its website and inquired about their Dura-Last reusable roll cradles. “We wanted to see if we could achieve the same ease and results, but with a longer product life,” Pendleton said. Rollguard ...
- Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 3
- (Web Handling)
- May 08, 2013, In Part 3 of this four-part series, web handling expert Tim Walker answers the question: How do dimensional changes within a roll (e.g., compression) change roll strains and stresses? In Part 3 of ...
- Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 2
- (Technical Reports)
- February 18, 2013, In Part 2 of this four-part series, web handling expert Tim Walker tackles tension control from the first to the final lap of the winding roll Understanding winding, roll defects (e.g. tin-canning), ...
- Innovative Handling Provides Overhead Systems
- (News | New Products)
- January 25, 2013, ... can be automatic based on the end-users design criteria. Typically the C-hook is used to sort rolls by diameter and web width. The sorted roll packages can then be moved by the C-hook onto pallets for ...
- Webex Is Acquired by Bertram Capital
- (News | New Products)
- January 23, 2013, Supplier of engineered rolls hopes for growth through partnership NEENAH, WI | Webex, a manufacturer of precision engineered rolls and custom converting machinery used in web converting, packaging, ...
- Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 1
- (Technical Reports)
- January 13, 2013, Understanding winding, roll defects, and winding-related web quality begins with understanding how the web, winder design, and process conditions combine to create the stress and strains of the wound roll. ...
- Roll Handling | Recycled Fiber Cradles Stand Up to Rigors of International Shipping
- (Web Handling)
- December 10, 2012, Belgium film and tape manufacturer finds roll protection savings with imported Rollguard fiber cradles. Fiber cradles from Rollguard are 40% less expensive than wooden blocks. Nitto Denko Corp., ...
- Web Lines | Why Bigger Cores?
- (Technical Reports)
- November 15, 2012, ... is a gigantic core with one wrap on it. Think about it. Bigger cores have fewer layers for a given length of web on the core. Fewer layers of build up mean less magnifying of long-term thickness variations, ...
- WebHandlersQuiz #19: Advantages of a Nipped or Gap-Controlled Roller
- (Web Handling)
- September 30, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz #19: What are the three advantages of using a nipped or gap-controlled roller ahead of winding? So we're back to basics, Folks! Can you name three advantages for using a nipped or gap-controlled ...
- Web Lines | Why Avoid Nips?
- (Web Handling)
- September 24, 2012, I recently posted my top three blind recommendations for any process. If you are a long-time reader of Web Lines, you will know why to avoid nips and use bigger cores, but if not, here is a quick refresher ...
- Webex Offers Vacuum Rolls for Delicate Films
- (Narrow Web)
- August 22, 2012, Custom narrow web vacuum rolls from Webex reportedly provide delicate, precise control for optical films NEENAH, WI | A narrow web vacuum roll custom engineered by Webex is said to provide delicate ...
- Web Lines | Measure Tension Wherever Possible
- (Web Handling)
- August 13, 2012, Web tension is the heartbeat of your process. There is no greater measurement of process quality than on-line tension measurement in all tension zones. If I had to pick three recommendations to blindly ...