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The Elsner Model US-760 Unwind Stand, by Elsner Engineering Works, Inc. (Hanover, Pa.), is also for use on narrow webs. The US-760 makes handling rolls up to 30˝ wide and 40˝ in diameter easy. The unwind has a pneumatic, off-the-floor roll lift that can hoist up to 2,000 pounds. It features air-cooled and air-operated multi-pad disc brakes with changeable sizes to suit specific applications. The US-760 uses automatic edge guiding with ±2˝ of corrections, as well as the Elsner EPT-1 sonic web tension control system. It can also handle web speeds up to 600 feet per minute. Other models of the US-760 are available that can run 72˝ wide webs at a 1,000 feet per minute.