Featured Products - April 2013
Web Guides
Fives North American precisely engineers application-specific solutions to deliver the benefits all printers need to remain competitive. Solutions are designed to seamlessly integrate into any process. The SimPlex™ family of products offers superior web control, plug-and-play installation, and automatic one-touch setup, along with ease-of-use and straightforward operation.—www.fivesna.com
Tension Controller
The SteadyWeb5 digital controller maintains set tension on a web in any zone of a converting machine or web press to improve process consistency. It's a full-featured controller that requires minimal training time using the color backlit LCD with illustrated prompts and color graphics. A large front dial allows easy scrolling through configuration values. In addition, a Web-server option allows Ethernet communication for setup and control via a connected PC or remotely from a wi-fi-enabled smart device.—www.dfe.com
Digital Controller
The new S4 Digital Tension Controller is easy to install, set up, and operate, with advanced technology that ensures uniform tension control regardless of roll diameter. It combines advanced algorithms and proven technology to provide precise, accurate, and consistent control in a compact modular unit. Features include: use as either a unwind or rewind controller; up to 15 settings for different materials; soft start; anti-coast feature; web break detection; and more.—www.montalvo.com
Digital Enhancement
BST Pro Mark's ekr 500 D is the digital enhancement of its successful web guiding controller, ekr 500 Plus. By changeover to digital technology ekr 500 D provides simpler connectivity and ease of operation. In combination with the newly designed CompactGuide rotating frame guide, the customer gets a plug-and-play system for a broad range of web guiding tasks.—www.bstpromark.com
Edge Detectors
WideArray™ Edge Detectors feature large detection ranges to accommodate variations in web width. Web widths can be changed on the fly without repositioning the edge detectors. It features Compensated Array Technology that automatically compensates for environmental factors.—www.accuweb.com
E+L Line Sensor ELPAD app
Erhardt + Leimer has developed a line sensor visualization application for its ELPAD touch screen, which can be added to existing or new E+L FE 5002 line sensor guiding systems. Color images from the FE 5002 line sensor can be displayed, allowing an operator to choose between guiding targets.—www.erhardt-leimer.com
Narrow Web Guide
The FIFE-500 web guide for narrow-web applications, is a cost-effective guiding system designed for ease of use. At the heart of the FIFE-500 is a color touch screen featuring icons and text in thirteen languages to simplify operation and reduce the time necessary for training. FIFE-500 leverages the latest technology to improve performance and brushless motors to reduce maintenance. Faster processing speeds mean that the FIFE-500 can adapt quickly to changes in the web, even at high line speeds.—www.maxcessintl.com
