We are often asked by our customers to let them know if we can sense or edge guide a certain material. This is how this usually goes:

We have a difficult to sense material. It is very porous, non-homogeneous, extremely translucent... Do you think your web edge sensor can see the material and guide the material?

And our answer typically is, yes we can.

Within the group of terminal web guide systems, there are two basic types: Unwind web guide systems and rewind web guides systems.

Both systems have basically the same components, but they work differently. Let’s look at the unwind web guide structure.

A web guiding system for converting operations has four main components:  

• Guide Structure/Mechanism
• Actuator
• Sensor
• Controller

However, even though we mention four main components, the web has to be considered a component of the web guiding system.

As you prepared the marketing budget for 2021, trade shows probably put a big question mark on your plan...

We sat late last year discussing this particular item while preparing our 2021 budget.

Trade shows hit a huge speed bump with all the restrictions caused by Covid-19. We just didn't know if people were going to attend or if exhibitors would participate. In talking to partners and customers we found that this was a variable that was up in the air.

Web Guiding Upgrade Applications

Imagine running a converting operation that has multiple converting lines. Each of these lines has been in operation for at least 20 years. You have invested in many improvements to the line, but are now faced with aging web guiding systems that are starting to fail.

At first, you manage to work with the deficiencies they have.

Slitting a roll of printed labels or even monitoring the label printing process, you just might need a line or contrast sensing application for guiding.