By Sean Craig, global vice president of Product Management and R&D, Maxcess Differential winding is a tool to help achieve control in web winding. It is the process of winding each independent roll at the speed and tension appropriate for each diameter roll and entering web length. It achieves this by varying the torque applied to the core on which the product is wound … [Read more...] about Web Psychology 101: Controlling the multiple personalities of a web through differential shafts, Part 1
Slitting & Rewinding
Pinnacle Converting awarded US patent for tabbing method in R2R-material processing
Charlotte, NC-based Pinnacle Converting Equipment & Services LLC has been issued US. Patent No. 12,275,607 B2 for its “Tabbed Roll of Sheet Material and Method of Making Same,” which covers a novel method and apparatus for tabbing rolls of sheet material. This innovation sets a new standard in precision and efficiency for the converting industry. Traditionally a … [Read more...] about Pinnacle Converting awarded US patent for tabbing method in R2R-material processing
Davis-Standard end-to-end transformation to redefine customer experience
Web-processing machinery supplier Davis-Standard is in the midst of a comprehensive business transformation that is redefining the overall customer experience, the company says in a press release. From dynamic issue resolution and intelligent, predictable manufacturing to reinvesting in R&D, Davis-Standard is implementing a cultural and structural shift that centers around … [Read more...] about Davis-Standard end-to-end transformation to redefine customer experience
ARC Exchange-Madison mixes technical education, vendor exhibition with networking opportunities
By Editor Emeritus Mark Spaulding Nearly 100 converting-industry professionals, vendors, and academic staff and students took advantage of the inaugural ARC Exchange held Wednesday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Union South. The Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters program, the first of two ARC Exchanges to be presented this fall, provided a valuable mix of … [Read more...] about ARC Exchange-Madison mixes technical education, vendor exhibition with networking opportunities
CMD Corporation partners with Hagihara Web Converting Solutions for slitting/rewinding machinery
Appleton, WI-based CMD Corporation, a leading manufacturer of capital equipment for the film converting and alternative-energy markets, has set up a strategic partnership with Hagihara Industries. This collaboration establishes CMD as the exclusive North American sales, service, and spare parts provider for Hagihara’s advanced slitting and rewinding machinery. Hagihara … [Read more...] about CMD Corporation partners with Hagihara Web Converting Solutions for slitting/rewinding machinery