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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.

This is last in a series of articles on web guiding. Part 1 covered understanding web-guide accuracy. Part 2 explained how to properly size actuators. Part 3 described how to find the right web-guide sensor.

This brief article will help you make the most informed decision when choosing what sensor is best for your application. This is the third in a four-part series of articles on web guiding. Part 1 covered understanding web-guide accuracy and how to achieve it. Part 2 explained how to properly size web-guide actuators.