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Winding, Unwinding, Roll Defects

articles_image  Center or surface winding

Timothy J Walker - What is the best way to drive a winding roll? You have three choices: from the surface, from the center, or both. ...
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articles_image  Center or surface winding

Timothy J Walker - What is the best way to drive a winding roll? You have three choices: from the surface, from the center, or both. ...
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articles_image  Internal roll pressure

Timothy J Walker - Too much pressure inside a roll means more wound roll problems: Adhesive layers ooze, nonwoven and other crush-sensitive products don’t bounce back, photographic coatings fog, ...
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articles_image  Unwinding: Part two

Timothy J Walker - We are halfway through our roll-to-roll relay race of the unwinding process. Our rolls are loaded, spliced, and ready to run. To complete the unwinding ...
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articles_image  Unwinding: Part one

Timothy J Walker - Converting productivity is a race to see how much material we can get through our process. Instead of a marathon, with one runner going the ...
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articles_image  Is your product cinching?

Timothy J Walker - The expression “it's a cinch” usually means something is easy, as easy as tightening a belt. However, as we learned last month, cinching is not ...
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articles_image  Cinching, what?

Timothy J Walker - In today's economic climate, belt tightening sounds like a fiscally wise move. Belt tightening, also known as cinching, is good for budgets, trash bags, and ...
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articles_image  Pyrimids and Wound Rolls

Timothy J Walker - What comes to mind when you think about the pyramids? First, the pyramids have survived the test of time. Second, they have a distinct and ...
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articles_image  How can I troubleshoot and treat winding defects?

Dr. David Roisum - The most useful classification of wound roll defects is by tension. All defects fall into one of the following categories: tight roll, loose roll, taper and other. Examples of tight roll defects would be blocking or corrugations....
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articles_image  Can I hide defects by winding loose?

Dr. David Roisum - It is well known that winding looser (soft) will reduce the frequency and severity of some types of wound roll defects. Examples would be ridges, webs stretched into bagginess over ridges and corrugations....
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articles_image  How does gage profile affect winding?

Dr. David Roisum - Gage uniformity has a profound affect on wound roll quality. In fact, gage variation can sometimes be so overwhelming that nothing can be done at the winder to effectively deal with it. Gage uniformity has a profound affect on wound roll quality. In fact, gage variation can sometimes be so overwhelming that nothing can be done at the winder to effectively deal with it. ...
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