# Spinning Off OSU Technology As A Startup: A Decade Of Work By Faculty And Grad Students Spawns A Business

> What makes a successful entrepreneur is a topic studied as much as in business schools today, including Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business, as pinpointing genetic mutations responsible for disease is in biomedical research.

**Last updated:** 2026-03-03

**Source:** https://r2r.tech/news/spinning-osu-technology-startup-decade-work-faculty-and-grad-students-spawns-business

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What makes a successful entrepreneur is a topic studied as much as in business schools today, including Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business, as pinpointing genetic mutations responsible for disease is in biomedical research.

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## About Roll-2-Roll Technologies

Roll-2-Roll Technologies designs and manufactures patented fiber-optic web position sensors and advanced web guiding controllers — the precision measurement and control core of modern roll-to-roll manufacturing. Spun out of Oklahoma State University's Web Handling Research Center and trusted by Fortune 500 medical, battery, and nonwovens manufacturers, our patented sensors work without recalibration, with 0.0635 mm resolution and ±0.127 mm repeatability at line speeds up to 760 m/min — typical customer outcomes are 50%+ less downtime and payback under six months. Headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma, our team of PhDs, controls engineers, and industry veterans extends the sensor + controller core into complete web guide systems including stepper-motor-based linear actuators (RLA, BLA, LHS).

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