By Clarence Klassen, P.Eng., KlassENgineering, Inc. Editor’s Note: This is the first technical article in a two-part series discussing the commissioning of a web-handling line. Part 1: Dry Commissioning discusses the individual drives without the web. Part 2: Wet Commissioning discusses final commissioning of the line while running with the web and starting a process, such … [Read more...] about Multi-tension-zone drive system for web handling: Part 1 Dry Commissioning

By Clarence Klassen, P. Eng., KlassENgineering Inc. Editor’s Note: This is the second technical article in a two-part series discussing the commissioning of a web-handling line. Part 1: Dry Commissioning discussed the individual drives without the web. Part 2: Wet Commissioning covers final commissioning of the line while running with the web and starting a process such as … [Read more...] about Multi-tension-zone drive system for web handling: Part 2 Wet Commissioning

By Neal Michal, principal, Converting Expert LLC Abstract Winders turn flat webs into wound rolls. Increasing line speed reduces total cost to the customer. However, it is common to experience a winder roll bounce at higher speeds – particularly on certain types of webs. Any winder roll bounce can become a serious quality, productivity and/or safety concern. Winder roll … [Read more...] about A practical method to analyze and correct winder roll bounce

By Ron Lynch, president/owner, R J Lynch & Associates After almost 50 years involved with web-handling and consulting, I have seen a few mistakes. I must confess, for the first 15 years, I was an untrained hack and made many of them myself. Here are some of the mistakes I have seen and made as they relate to dancers & accumulators, as well as web guides, along with … [Read more...] about Avoiding 50 years of web-handling mistakes: Dancers & guides (Part 1)

By Ron Lynch, president/owner, R J Lynch & Associates After almost 50 years involved with web-handling and consulting, I have seen a few mistakes. I must confess, for the first 15 years, I was an untrained hack and made many of them myself. Here are some of the mistakes I have seen and made as they relate to bowed axis rollers, idler rolls and driven rollers, along with … [Read more...] about Fifty years of web-handling mistakes (Part 2): Rollers