# Types of Web Guides Web Guiding Fundamentals Webinar > Terminologies and types of web guides, terminal guides like unwind and rewinds, and intermediate guides such as offset pivot guides and steering guides. **Last updated:** 2026-03-03 **Source:** https://r2r.tech/videos/types-web-guides-web-guiding-fundamentals-webinar --- Understanding Terminal and Intermediate Web Guides In this video, we delve into the basics of web guides used in roll-to-roll machines. We explore various terminologies and types of web guides, including terminal guides like unwind and rewinds, as well as intermediate guides such as offset pivot guides and steering guides. Key distinctions and common applications in different industries are highlighted, providing a comprehensive overview of these essential components in web handling. 00:00 Introduction to Web Guides 00:07 Types of Terminal Web Guides 00:50 Intermediate Web Guides Overview 00:59 Common Intermediate Web Guides 01:31 Less Common Web Guides 01:43 Fundamental Principles of Web Guides ## Transcript In terms of location, when you have a web guide that is located at the entry and exit of the machine, they are called terminal web guides. There are lots of names for these and some of the common names are shifting stand, shifting base, shifting side lay or roll positioning stands. If you're in the metals industry, it might be uncoil or recoil. In other industries, it might be called payoff and tension reel. Specifically, in these presentations, we call them unwind guide is something that is at the uh entry of your roll throughroll machine while a rewind guide is at the winder or the exit of a roll to roll machine. These are some of the terms used for terminal guides. In terms of intermediate guides, these are the web guides used within the process within the machine. There are multiple types of web guides. The most common one is called an offset pivot guide. Other names for offset pivot guides are displacement guides, positive displacement guide, pivot frame, or table guide. The second most commonly used intermediate web guide is a remotely pivoted guide. That's a technical term term but most commonly it's called as steering guide or a steering roller or a swivel roller. And then there are other less common web guides like end pivoted guide or center pivoted guide and then even turn bars are all available. We'll take a deeper look at all of these different kinds as we go along. Most of these web guides work on a basic fundamental principle and that is what we call it as normal entry. ## Related Products - Web Guides - Wide Web Guides - Unwind/Rewind Guide - Narrow Web Steering Guides - Compact Web Guiding System **Tags:** web guides, web guiding, web guiding system, Web Guides, Wide Web Guides, Unwind/Rewind Guide, Narrow Web Steering Guides, Compact Web Guiding System --- ## 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). - Website: https://r2r.tech - Phone: +1 (888) 290-3215 - Email: sales@r2r.tech