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Also specifically designed for narrow-web applications is Web Techniques' (Fenton, Mo.) tabletop Model WT-25 Rewind and Inspection Machine. The WT-25 is economical and easy-to-use, and has a very short web path. It rewinds large master rolls 7 to 10˝ wide into rolls of predetermined length. The WT-25 can be run at variable speeds, winding labels in or out with dynamic braking and solid state reversing without damaging the motor or control. And "roll changes are fast since the web always runs against the stainless steel table surface and there are few idler rolls to thread material around," said Web Techniques President Ken Barstow.