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Rollstands for Winding Control

(New Products)

January 31, 2010, ... A-frame with brakes, safety chucks, and a shaft to more complex systems with closed or open loop tension control, and motorized rewind stands. All components work together for optimal winding control without ...

Get Accurate Tension Reading

(New Products)

January 31, 2010, The EasyView tension indicator is a compact, low-cost, general-purpose web tension amplifier with display. Indicator is powered by 24 volts DC and amplifies The EasyView tension indicator is a compact, ...

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 ...

What Is the Right Tension?

(Web Lines)

November 30, 2009, Of all the questions about web handling, the most-asked question has to be: What is the right web handling tension for my product? This is a great question Of all the questions about web handling, the ...

Unwind, Rewind Modules Improve Web Control

(News Eclips)

February 16, 2009, Converter Accessory Corp. introduces its SimpLok unwind and rewind modules designed to increase capacity WIND GAP, PA | Converter Accessory Corp. introduces its SimpLok unwind and rewind modules designed ...

Amplify the Tension Signal

(News Eclips)

January 20, 2009, Dover Flexo Electronics offers the TrueTension TI17C amplifier, which takes the tension signal to a PLC, drive, or controller when connected to tension transducers ROCHESTER, NH | Dover Flexo Electronics ...

Monitor Tension in Any Zone

(Tension)

December 17, 2008, The TrueTension TI17C indicator with Quik-Cal push-button zero and calibration is a single-channel tension transducer interface (amplifier) for monitoring tension in any zone on web processing machinery ...

Property Control

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, ... used in routine production because of test method complexity, even though they will help control the process. For example, surface tension is a key variable in controlling the wetting and coating quality ...

Dancer Controller

(Archive)

October 25, 2007, ... transferable memory cards, RS-232 interface to computer, and industrial standard fieldbus connections. The controller was developed to provide accurate, repeatable tension control for unwind applications. ...

In Search of Tension Isolation

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, In web handling, one of the myths told most frequently is that of the independent tension zone, protected from other tension zones by the protective powers of the tension isolation. Like most myths, we ...

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 ...

Take Control

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... tested it in liquid nitrogen for flexibility. One of the keys to processing film materials is getting total control over tension and heat. Too much of either can cause wrinkling. The envelope cannot have ...

Free E-Seminar For Taper Tension

(Archive)

January 07, 2006, MAGPOWR will host a live e-seminar on Wednesday, January 25, 2006, on taper tension. PRESS RELEASE OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Update your knowledge on tension control in a free online seminar sponsored by MAGPOWR. ...

Why Tension?

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, Why is tensioning such a crucial first step? What are the benefits of a well-tensioned web? What is the right amount of tension for your product? Don’t slack off now...keep reading for these answers and ...

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. ...

NorthStar Signs Label Contract Extension with Miller Brewing Co.

(Archive)

August 01, 2004, NorthStar Print Group reports it has signed an extension of its existing contract with Miller Brewing Co. PRESS RELEASE WATERTOWN, WI, USA—NorthStar Print Group reports it has signed an extension of ...

Less Coating, More Control

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... thinner, but substrates are thinner as well. “[Today's thinner materials] require better tension control and web-handling capability,” says Greer. He advises converters seeking new coating machinery to ...

Pay Attention to Tension

(Archive)

August 31, 2003, ... and output rolls. Of these five functions, four of them are dependent on good tension control. Q: How is tension created in most slitter/rewinders? A: Unwinding rolls typically are controlled by brakes ...

Some Things to Remember About Dynamic Surface Tension

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, Most flexible packaging plants can measure surface tension of their films by using dyne solutions. The dyne solutions are chemical mixtures that have Most flexible packaging plants can measure surface ...

Well Done Tension

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... repeatedly. I'm also in love with an old gadget that makes web handling easier. It's the tension-measuring roller. There are a couple old designs and some new technology, but measuring web tension via ...