# How long does it take to set up an Roll-2-Roll® Web Guides?

> Roll-2-Roll Web Guides can be set up in minutes, not hours. The sensors Auto-Setup function detects the web edge automatically without manual threshold adjustment, menu navigation, or stopping the machine. This is particularly valuable for converters running short production runs with frequent ch...

**Last updated:** 2026-01-31

**Source:** https://r2r.tech/resources/faq/how-long-does-it-take-set-roll-2-rollr-web-guides

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## Question

How long does it take to set up an Roll-2-Roll® Web Guides?

## Short Answer

Minutes, not hours. Auto-Setup detects edges automatically without manual calibration.

## Detailed Answer

[Roll-2-Roll® Web Guides](https://r2r.tech/products/web-guides) can be set up in minutes, not hours. The sensors Auto-Setup function detects the web edge automatically without manual threshold adjustment, menu navigation, or stopping the machine. This is particularly valuable for converters running short production runs with frequent changeovers—there is no need to move sensors or recalibrate when switching materials or web widths.

**Category:** Installation

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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 at ±0.1mm accuracy up to 760 mpm — 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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