Web/Roll Handling
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WHQuiz Answer #14 - Web Wrinkling and Deflection (2)
- Published: March 23, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 16: Spreading - Name a spreader or anti-wrinkle roller that does NOT have a rubber surface? Answer...
WHQuiz Answer #14 - Web Wrinkling and Deflection
- Published: March 21, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 15: Wrinkling – If a roller is deflecting into a bowed shape due to gravity, which direction is it best NOT to approach that roller if you don’t want to wrinkle: vertically from above, vertically from below, or horizontally? Answer...
WHQuiz Answer #13 - Web Wrinkling vs. Speed
- Published: March 19, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 13: Wrinkling - If you see wrinkles at low speeds, but the wrinkles go away at higher speeds, what is the most likely reason? Answer...
WHQuiz Answer #12 -Web Tracking
- Published: March 16, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 12: Web Tracking – In a vertical span, which will cause the web to track off center more, a roller tram or level error? Answer...
WHQuiz Answer #11 - Intermediate Guiding
- Published: March 14, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 11: Guiding - For automatic guiding in the middle of a process, which is preferred – A steering type guide or a displacement type guide? Answer...
WHQuiz Answer #10 - Laminate Curl
- Published: March 09, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 10: Laminating – If a two-layer laminate product curls to the top layer in the machine direction, which would reduce the curl: increase or decrease the top layer pre-laminate tension? Answer...
WHQuiz Answer #8 - Nipped Driven Rollers
- Published: March 07, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 8: Traction – When is a nipped roller needed on a driven roller separating two tension zones? Answer...
WHQuiz Answer #9 - Nip Uniformity
- Published: March 07, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 9: Nipped Rollers - What is a simple measurement to determine if two nip rollers are pressing together uniformly? Answer...
Gralex Unwind Stands Allow One-Person Changes
- Published: March 06, 2012
SRS Series unwind stands have self-adjusting friction brakes, lightweight shaft and core chuck assembly, and require no tools for changeovers
WHQuiz Answer #7 - Large Diameter Rollers
- Published: March 05, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 7: Rollers – Which rollers in a process will likely have the largest diameters? Answer...
WHQuiz Answer #6 - Roller Alignment
- Published: March 02, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 6: Rollers - What is a reasonable specification for roller alignment in mm/m, milli-radians, or mils/in? Answer...
WHQuiz Answer #5 - Draw Control Pros/Cons
- Published: February 29, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 5: Tension (Draw) Control – Name one advantage and one disadvantage of draw control (a.k.a. as speed ratio control)? Answer...
WHQuiz Answer #4 - Load Cell Roller Advantages
- Published: February 26, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 4: Tension Control – Name one advantage of using a tension load cell roller has over a dancer roller in a closed-loop tension control system? Answer...
WHQuiz Answer #3 - Dancer Roller Advantages
- Published: February 24, 2012
WebHandlersQuiz 3: Tension Control – Name one advantage of using a dancer roller has over a tension load cell roller in a closed-loop tension control system? Answer...
A Viking Fan at Lambeau? What I do for Web Handling...
- Published: February 22, 2012
I will be attending my first Converter's Expo on March 1 in Green Bay, WI. As a MN Viking season ticket holder, it is a little bit like stepping in to the Lion's den (or Bear's den), but to share web handling knowledge, I'll do it.