Web guiding and tension control are two factors that help converters control waste as well as the web’s “wobble” as it comes off the roll.

By Chris Mc Loone

Hardy adds, “Faster speeds and larger rolls can contribute to more throughput, but they can also be harder to control, so problems can multiply quickly. A good tension control system monitors tension control and keeps it consistent as variables change.”

Web Guiding

To John Thome, general manager, of BST Promark, the inherent benefit provided by a proper web guide system on a converting machine has been taken for granted. “Without a proper web guiding device, machines run slower, output is less, productivity is reduced, downtime is greater, and downstream processing is severely affected in a negative way.” All of these things, according to Thome, are avoidable.