Tension Control

At Drupa 2012 GOEBEL Schneid- und Wickelsysteme presented the KPW3 fully automatic slitter rewinder. Due to the high level of automation, this two-drum winder is suitable for the economic production of cash register, ATM and other small…

Atlas Converting Equipment (UK) presented its new CW Series technology platform for ATLAS primary and secondary slitter rewinders for film and flexible materials at Drupa 2012.This latest Atlas technology features wireless rewind arm…

Within the industry there is a trend to more measurement whereas formerly it was sufficient to rely on the design of the machine and especially well trained and long-term experienced machine mechanics.Today it is more important that the…

Web tension measurement and control is essential to achieve high levels of quality and productivity. ABB systems are providing the reliability and performance requiredKnowing what the tension actually is at various key points in a machine…

Colin Keating, a design engineer at Optima Control Solutions discusses the pros and cons of dancer mechanisms and electrical load cell transducers for tension controlExperts in the converting and printing processes know how critical good…

NARROW WEB, inspection and rotary die cutter slitter rewinder manufacturer Bar Graphic Machinery has underpinned its engineering capabilities by introducing unwind tension control technology that can maintain constant torque on reels even…

DOVER FLEXO Electronics (DFE) has introduced the TwinAmp dual tension amplifier gives tag and label makers twice the measurement ‘bang for the buck’, claims the company. Two isolated amplifier circuits on a single rack-mountable card can be…

US-BASED Maxcess, a designer and manufacturer of products and services for the web handling industry, has announced the promotion of Chris Harper (picured) to Global Product Manager – Magpowr Tension Control. Fife, Magpowr and Tidland, The…

MAGPOWR HAS announced the Spyder Plus tension control for load cell tension control, open-loop systems and dancer applications.Designed for applications where cost and machine space are primary concerns, the Spyder Plus is a cost-effective…