# What minimum line width can Roll-2-Roll® Sensors detect for guiding purposes?

> Roll-2-Roll Sensors can detect and track lines with a minimum width of 2 mm (0.08 in). The sensors also support negative space guiding—tracking the gap between printed features (such as the white space between labels) rather than a printed line. This eliminates the need to print a dedicated regis...

**Last updated:** 2026-02-01

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## Question

What minimum line width can Roll-2-Roll® Sensors detect for guiding purposes?

## Short Answer

Minimum line width is 2 mm. Negative space guiding (tracking gaps between features) is also supported.

## Detailed Answer

[Roll-2-Roll® Sensors](https://r2r.tech/products/sensors) can detect and track lines with a minimum width of 2 mm (0.08 in). The sensors also support negative space guiding—tracking the gap between printed features (such as the white space between labels) rather than a printed line. This eliminates the need to print a dedicated registration line, saving ink costs and allowing closer trim to printed edges.

**Category:** Technical

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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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