accuracy

These days, to stay competitive you have to run multiple variations of material at increasingly shorter runs to turn a profit. To maintain consistent, high-quality output, there are adjustments that need to be made on the unwind through tension, alignment, slitting setup and possibly even the rewind.

In this hour-long e-Seminar, Ken Hopcus provides insight for assuring proper alignment of a moving web by focusing on key aspects of web guiding. He addressed the considerations of various guide-types, location options and provide guidelines to properly set up each type of guide.

Ken also will discuss specific variables that affect the lateral position of a moving web, including:

While it's components are pretty tough, a web guide's weakest link may be the actuator. This is the second in a four-part series of articles on web guiding. Part 1 covered understanding web-guide accuracy and how to achieve it.

This is the first in a four-part series of articles on web guiding. A system that responds quickly to web alignment issues will ensure that waste is minimized. This article will show the true cost of web-guiding accuracy and provide a benchmark with which converters can judge their own guiding systems and processes.