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Web Handling, Proper Tensioning & Guiding

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

November 15, 2023, A key requirement of every web processing line is the ability to properly handle and convey the web among the various machine sections. By Bob Pasquale, President New Era Converting Machinery A key ...

LaserSpeed Pro Enables Converters to Accurately, Reliably Control Web Tension and Realize Value

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2021, The BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed® Pro gauge from NDC Technologies enables paper, film and foil converters to reliably control web tension The BETA LaserMike LaserSpeed® Pro gauge from NDC Technologies ...

Meech International Announces Launch of CyClean-R: A New Non-Contact Web Cleaner for Webs Running in Low Tension

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2020, An extension to Meech’s extremely popular non-contact CyClean range, CyClean-R incorporates advanced computational fluid dynamics that allow converters to thoroughly clean low-tension webs. An extension ...

Web Tension Control Fundamentals

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2019, Web tension control refers to the process of controlling tension while transporting a web. Abstract Web tension control refers to the process of controlling tension while transporting a web.   Accurate ...

Industry Supplier Q&A | Web Guiding and Tension Control with MAGPOWR and Dover Flexo

(Web Guiding)

September 21, 2018, We caught up with two experts in web guiding and tension control to learn more about what they think about the industry, where their companies fit into the global business and where they think technology ...

Montalvo Launches Z4-RL Web Tension Controller

(News | New Products)

January 03, 2016, The Z4-RL is designed for rewind tension zones utilizing load cell feedback for tension measurement GORHAM, ME | Montalvo, international specialists in web tension control, announces the launch of ...

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 ...

Montalvo Load Cell Controls Tension on Narrow Webs

(News | New Products)

August 27, 2013, ... web control systems, announces the XR, a new ribbon-width cantilever load cell designed to provide accurate and repeatable tension for very narrow webs.  President Ed Montalvo says, “This new X-series ...

DFE Has New Sizes for Tension Roll, Narrow Web Transducers

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2013, ... three diameter choices (2.25, 3.0, and 3.5 in.) on tension roll and narrow web transducers to work in a broader range of converting and printing applications.  The tension roll transducer is a tension-sensing ...

Web Handling | To Break or Not To Break--What is the Tension?

(Web Handling)

December 02, 2012, Determining at what tension a web will break or deform comes down to a material's property. Actually, the question is: What tension will cause a web to break or deform? It all comes down to a material’s ...

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 ...

WHQuiz Answer #2 - Crossweb Tension Variations

(Web Handling)

February 20, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 2: Tension Control – Name three causes of tension variations across the web’s width (i.e. things would create a loose edge or center)?   WebHandlersQuiz 2: Tension Control – Name ...

Montalvo Offers Web Tension Upgrades on Wide Range of Equipment

(News | New Products)

December 18, 2011, Web control upgrades increase converters' productivity and profitability for printing presses, corrugators, laminators, slitters, and more GORHAM, ME | To increase converters’ productivity and profitability, ...

Montalvo Website Features Tension Upgrade

(Tension)

October 12, 2010, The Montalvo Corp., an international specialist in industrial web control systems, has posted a presentation on its website to explain how to inexpensively upgrade Mark Andy 4120 presses GORHAM, ME | The ...

Web Lines: What Is a Tension Zone & How Many Are Needed?

(Editorial)

December 31, 2009, Tension and speed control are the two most fundamental purposes of any web handling system. Speed control is easy for most people to understand, since Tension and speed control are the two most fundamental ...

Narrow Web Transducer Measures Light/Heavy Tension

(News Eclips)

May 27, 2009, Dover Flexo Electronics releases the NW Narrow Web line of tension transducers to measure light to heavy running tension for printing presses and converting machinery with 6–20-in. web widths. ROCHESTER, ...

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Tension Control: Dancer Systems Defined

(Archive)

April 15, 2009, ... there are many possible dancer designs, but for clarity’s sake, we will restrict our discussion to the simple design in Figure 1.) As a web of material (or strand of wire) unwinds, it passes over a roller, ...

Web Tension: A Pop Quiz

(Web Lines)

September 30, 2006, Today's column is a pop quiz on web tensioning. Feel free to work as a team on the answers. If you score poorly, don't worry, but it's worth your while Today's column is a pop quiz on web tensioning. Feel ...

Web Tension 101

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, Typically, tension is measured in PLI (pounds per linear inch) in the US. If you know PLI and you want to know total tension applied to the web, multiply PLI times the width of the material in inches. ...

Magpowr's Online Tools Can Help Simplify Web Tension Contro

(News | New Products)

December 14, 2003, ... and select a model number. Web site links and references to current literature provide easy resources for more information. The summary sheet also can be saved in an HTML document for email, fax, or printing ...