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When It Comes to Positioning, Do Rulers Really Measure Up?

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March 31, 2001, ... moved by servomotors, free of operator involvement. Linear bearings are used for position accuracy, speed, and reliability. “There are a lot of different combinations available. It's a question of budget ...

Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You

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March 31, 2001, ... be used to determine the size of tension transducers and motor drive systems. Sometimes multiple range controls are necessary when the machine is expected to operate on many different product types ...

International Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2001, ... A job changeover took only 15 min. The EG 400 Series presses are available in widths to 1,400 mm. According to Rotomec, features include all-digital AC vector drive motors; an automatic washing system ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... brakes appropriate for any application in which three-phase AC voltage is available. They are power-off, or “failsafe” brakes, and are said to mount easily to the back of an AC motor. Slitting Rig Design ...

Products

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December 31, 2000, ... clamp to hold material securely; box/crank drive with brake motor, to draw the knife through the pile; air-cushion tables to make moving heavy material easier; and intermittent knife and clamp drives designed ...

Signs Say Economy Slowing Down, Recession Unlikely

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December 31, 2000, ... will have to come down. Industries tied to motor vehicle producers, such as glass, steel, rubber, paint, and similar products, are going to feel the impact on their businesses. "Housing tends to by cyclical, ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End, Part II

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December 31, 2000, ... payoff roll, chucks and mandrel, brake or motor, and usually at least one guide roll are moved laterally by an actuator to satisfy the web edge sensor. Currently, there are several edge sensors on the ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsThird Installment

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November 30, 2000, ... it can transmit a roll's angular position to a motor control panel more than 1,000x/rev. This allows the motor to compare the actual speed with that of the desired speed and make the proper corrections ...

Products

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November 30, 2000, ... Options Are Available MagneTek Drives & Systems, New Berlin, WI; 262/782-0200 Bypass options in two- or three-contactor designs are available for co.'s GPD 506 AC drive. Options reportedly allow motors ...

Reporter Clips

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November 30, 2000, ... system, three-knife scissors section, and a 1500-mm-large inspection area. It features an integral electronic unwind and rewind tension control system. A separate drive motor on the rewind drive provides ...

What's New in Narrow We

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November 30, 2000, ... include an adjustable spool that accommodates cores of 1-4 in.; a reversible motor for unwinding or rewinding with the flip of a switch; and variable take-up speeds to 12 in./sec. Accommodates paper widths ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End

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November 30, 2000, ... (brake pressure or brake motor regenerative amps) to apply to the unwind roll. An encoder on the dancer roll pivot shaft determines the amount and polarity (direction) of the correction signal to apply ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2000, ... placement with core and log reporting features. According to co., system offers easy slitting performance with motorized micro adjustment and removable cartridge. Full and semi-automatic turret rewinding ...

Products

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October 31, 2000, ... 3M 720 and 722. Drive Controls in High-Moisture Applications ABB Automation Inc., New Berlin, WI; 262/785-3200; abb.com The ACS 400 NEMA 4 (IP65) variable-speed AC drive is for motors ranging from ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsSecond Installment

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September 30, 2000, ... to roll running position must be sent to the winding motor control panel. This signal must indicate winding roll diameter so that taper may be applied to the winding tension control program. The greatest ...

New Packaging Technology Will Star at Pack Expo

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September 30, 2000, ... International Paper Co., and Francois Dutray, Motorola Smartcard Solutions Div. E-Business or E-Commerce...What Does It All Mean? , Erich Spencer, Packexpo.com Inc. Harnessing the Internet to ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... RCS 330 press combines flexo and screen units and uses the latest computer control with servo motors for one-touch setting. Flexo System Is for Tube Winding Bell-Mark Corp., Pine Brook, NJ; 973/882-0202; ...

A Glossary of Terms to Help Avoid Failure to Communicate

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August 31, 2000, ... is driven by a separate electric motor, because the motor drive amperage remains the same as the roll diameter builds from core to full roll. Sometimes the outside wraps become loose and telescope (called ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... Series of electrically released, spring-set brakes are used for power-off load holding or to hold loads in position safely if power or motor failure occurs. Available with torque capacities ranging from ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... of rotation. Shaftless Unwind Suitable for Clean Room Ashe Converting Equipment, Upswich, U.K.; +44-1-473-710-912; ashe.co.uk Shaftless unwinds are controlled via electric servo motors, making them ...