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Web Handling, Proper Tensioning & Guiding

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

November 15, 2023, ... be used to generate the web tension. Typically this is done through the use of either a brake or a motor/drive set. Braked System Advantages: Less costly to purchase, install and operate; easier to operate; ...

Portable Coating Line Provides Flexible, Affordable Option for Testing Coating & Laminating Methods

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2023, ... we decided to upgrade the PLC and touch screen to an Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5370 L1 Controller with a PanelView Plus 7 Standard Terminal Touch Screen. Additionally, the drives and motors are now SureServo ...

Milwaukee Hosts 2023 Plastic Product Decorating Summit September 28-29

(News | New Products)

September 20, 2023, ... discussions include the following: Keynote Speaker: Christopher Seubert, Technical Expert – Coatings, Ford Motor Company Research & Advanced Engineering Automation & Robotics in Decorating Processes: ...

Unwind and Rewind Web Guides

(Web Guiding)

July 30, 2023, ... The performance of these systems relies on several factors, including sensor location and installation actuator selection, motor type, etc. The second part of this article will cover the mechanical design ...

LEEA Unveils #GLAD2023 Schedule

(News | New Products)

June 19, 2023, ... the profile of our industry by sharing material that promotes safe and high quality load lifting.” #GLAD2023 will also provide a platform for LEEA’s chosen charity, the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association, ...

Static Control for Dryers Prevents Ignition

(Static Elimination)

May 21, 2023, ... belt can break. Often, an air handler is verified by monitoring the fan motor drive current or by using a shaft rotation sensor. To detect a belt failure, use a shaft rotation sensor on the fan shaft rather ...

Static Control for Dryers Prevents Ignition

(Static-Beat)

May 15, 2023, ... an air handler is verified by monitoring the fan motor drive current or by using a shaft rotation sensor. To detect a belt failure, use a shaft rotation sensor on the fan shaft rather than on the motor ...

Peters Automates Cup Printing Line with Martin Automatic

(News | New Products)

April 24, 2023, ... and is fitted with a BST web video system that includes a monitor and motor-driven camera. For cup blank handling, it has an accelerator and batch separator with de-nesting capability, with delivery onto ...

Winding: Part 5

(Web Handling)

April 16, 2023, ... heavy, add a motor to start the roll from a dead stop. If the roll slips during winding, try increasing nip load, then tension near the core. Add center assist to provide torque to the building roll. ...

Winding Part 5: Solutions for Common Wound Roll Defects

(Converting Expert)

April 03, 2023, ... winding process at this diameter. The standard approach is to increase Winder TNTs out beyond this location. Try reducing tension or acceleration rate on the unwind. If your roll is heavy, add a motor ...

Unwind and Rewind Guides: Design and Installation Considerations

(White Paper)

March 21, 2023, ... the rotary motion of a motor into linear motion at the actuator using some kind of a screw/nut mechanism. Typically a rod style actuator is used where the nut is connected to a rod that extends and retracts ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, ... 6 was designed with modularity in mind, providing torque control options for electric and pneumatic brakes, clutches and motor drive systems. DFE’s full line of pneumatic tension brakes are both simple ...

Engineered for your Toughest Challenge

(Bag Pouch)

January 23, 2023, ... design provides the ultimate flexibility Industry-first servo motor control at every die station and winder Precision die cutting and multilayer lamination Industry leading tension control Mod-Track® ...

Winding: Part 3 - Tension, Nip and Torque

(Web Handling)

January 22, 2023, ... air loaded dancer, and draw (velocity) control. Although not common, some winders run to a defined strain to control web registration. Older paper machine reels often use motors running in torque mode. ...

Winding Part 3: Tension, Nip and Torque

(Converting Expert)

January 16, 2023, ... an air loaded dancer and draw (velocity) control. Although not common, some winders run to a defined strain to control web registration. Older paper machine reels often used motors running in torque mode. ...

Davis-Standard Announces EPIC IV® Control System

(News | New Products)

December 20, 2022, ... monitored include extruder reducer, lubrication system, motor characteristics, drive power unit, barrel heating and cooling functions. The EPIC IV® will replace the EPIC III® as the standard offering ...

Automating the Die-cutting Process for Zero-fault Production

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

November 27, 2022, ... cutting plate adjustment where a motorized micrometric system can center the thin cutting plate to the die has been developed to ensure the perfect match between the cut and the creasing positioning. This ...

Methods for Closed Loop Coating Thickness Control

(Coating/Laminating)

November 13, 2022, ... today’s drive and control systems can accurately control a motor’s speed allows this method to implement highly accurate adjustments to the coating rate. Interfacing of the thickness gauge system with ...

INDCO Handheld Mixers Are Ideal for Portable Mixing Applications

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2022, ... handheld mixer packages for field operation or mixing applications which require portability. Equipped with rugged and reliable ¾ or 1 ½ HP air motors, a 40” long shaft with 5” integral paddles (model ...

Maxcess Launches the FIFE-500 MAX Web Guiding System

(News | New Products)

September 12, 2022, ... a smoother 8-pole motor for better guiding at slow speeds and an all-new modern design, the FIFE-500 MAX ushers in the next-generation of guiding from Fife, the company who invented the first web guide ...