Featured Products April 2011
AccuBeam3 In Action
AccuWeb has produced an on-line video that demonstrates AccuBeam 3 Digital Line Guide functionality with step-by-step instructions and an overview of new features. The video highlights features like auto set up for easy product changeover, multiple LED color, and illumination angles for any line color. Customers that are first-time users of line-guide sensors or upgrading from an existing AccuBeam sensor, benefit from the step-by-step process the video provides and will have their AccuBeam3 calibrated in seconds.—www.accuweb.com
The CLS PRO 600
A combination of laser and LED technologies has produced this digital line and contrast guiding device that offers productivity improvements to the converter. The CLS PRO 600 can guide a web to a line or a contrast edge—either continuous or broken. It works well in difficult applications such as on reflective substrates, or on webs in which there is poor contrast or poor edge definition. Use of line and contrast guiding devices are common in flexible packaging, where the web is printed with a continuous line that is then used to guide the web during the slitting process. This type of guiding device is also commonly used in label applications and in many specialty converting applications.—www.bstpromark.com
Constant Tension Infeed System
KTI Splicers provide dependable service that can help increase production with any unwind feeding a process line where tension variations exist. For applications where tension variations adversely affect the process, KTI offers their IN Series Infeed System. This cost-effective system is available in web widths up to 38 inches and run speeds up to 1,500 fpm. It is a free-standing component that is placed between the printing press and the unwind to provide constant web tension to the press.—www.keenetech.com
Nip/Pull Roll For Tension Zones
The newest addition to a line of shafted stands for various winding applications by The Double E Company is a nip/pull roll station that can be used to set tension zones or master line speeds. These stations easily synchronize with any section of the production line to help continue production at an even pace. The stands feature induction motors or servo motors, Siemens motor drivers and controls, and custom (optional) touch-screen programming. Adjustable nip pressure and options on nip roll coverings are also available. The stands accommodate a large range of web widths and materials, and easily integrate with existing machine controls.—www.doubleeusa.com
Rewind Tension Control
Tenzomat II, a second generation, automatic rewind tension control system from SOMA Engineering, enables a wider spectrum of flexible packaging materials to be handled. Precise rewind tension control is achieved through load cells linked to a PLC to measure tension values at each working station. These values are subsequently compared through special software to pre-set targets and any deviations are corrected through changes in the pressure inside the rewind shafts. This enables precise rewind tension control during the entire rewind cycle. Tenzomat II allows for variations in the width, thickness, and diameter of rolls to be processed and enables the user to process a wider range of materials with top quality finished reels. The system is equipped with software that stores recipes for repeat jobs.—www.soma-eng.com
Montalvo’s new A4 Digital Amplifier
Montalvo’s new A4 Digital Amplifier is a versatile load cell amplifier that automatically notifies operators of any faulty or damaged load cells and identifies which load cell is faulty. In addition, the amplifier can be connected directly into a computer to remotely calibrate and graphically monitor both raw inputs from the load cells and amplifier outputs. Other features on the A4 Digital Amplifier include: multiple electronic output options: 0-10 V or 4-20 mA outputs, 0-100 mA selectable; calibrate and zero it with the push of one button; three-channel output: left, right, total; and it can be used to remotely calibrate and graphically monitor both raw inputs from the load cells and amplifier outputs.—www.montalvo.com
