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Hot Topics: Tension | Web Guiding | Winding/Unwinding/Rewinding | Materials Handling | Roll Handling | Rolls | Shafts | Heat Transfer Fluid | Trim Removal | Cores

New HD Tension Indicator Developed by Montalvo

Published: November 07, 2011

The Montalvo Corp. has developed a new tension indicator designed to provide accurate and repeatable web tension.

Web Handling: Top 7 Causes of Wrinkles

Published: October 10, 2011

Web wrinkling during converting can come from a variety of sources--sometimes multiple sources. Thus, pinpointing the exact cause and cure is not always easy. In fact, it is often a process of trial and error.

Idlers Do Away With Trapped Air

Published: August 01, 2011
Precision-machined idlers with custom groove patterns eliminate trapped air that causes web slipping. Machined surface patterns said to be ideal for eliminating

Move Loads Safely

Published: August 01, 2011
Manipulators move loads to 900 kg, transferring and positioning by rotating or tilting. Said to enable operators to work with ease and safety, manipulators

Palletizer for Nonwovens Offered

Published: August 01, 2011
The RTP25 nonwovens integrated stretch palletizer has a motor-driven gripper equipped with angled edges at the bottom, increasing gripping security and

Nip Rolls Suited For Many Uses

Published: August 01, 2011
Nip rolls are designed for a variety of converting applications, including thermal bonding, compacting and squeezing webs, creating composite webs, web

Nip Roll Modules Offer Precision

Published: August 01, 2011
Standard and custom precision, air-loaded nip roll modules are said to allow precise side-to-side gap adjustment, independent of precise pneumatic pressure

Conveyor Guards Aid Safety

Published: August 01, 2011
EVO Conveyor Guards provide what is said to be a simple, flexible, cost-effective solution to conveyor guarding, with component designs to help keep personnel

Best Papers Named At IWEB Conference

Published: August 01, 2011
STILLWATER, OK | The 11th Intl. Conference on Web Handling (IWEB), sponsored by the Web Handling Research Ctr. (WHRC) at Oklahoma State Univ., was held

Board Is Tough

Published: August 01, 2011
Corner Board PDH is made of high-impact PS, said to result in a tough shape. Reportedly withstands crushing forces to 25% greater than paperboard, protects

Chucks Handle Large Cores

Published: August 01, 2011
Air adapter chucks are designed to handle the largest cores without investing in new core shafts. Single and dual chucks are available to fit core diameters

Manipulate with Precision

Published: August 01, 2011
Pneumatically powered Famatec Friendly ergonomic manipulator counterbalances heavy loads precisely to allow an operator to effortlessly suspend, rotate,

Web Handling Workshop Includes Live Demos

Published: July 05, 2011
TJWalker + Assoc. and Optimation Technology host a Web Handling Workshop at the Optimation Media Conveyance Facility on August 23–25 in Rochester, NY

Tubing for Idlers

Published: July 01, 2011
WINertia aluminum tubing is designed, engineered, and patented for idlers. Design is said to allow smoother, higher-speed operation. Company can install

How To Wind Defectless Hard, Round Rolls

Published: June 30, 2011
Davis-Standard Converting Systems' Duane Smith, product manager, specialty winding, shares his expert insight on how to achieve round, hard rolls without defects—essentially the Holy Grail for all converters

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