Waste Not, Wobble Not

“The web guide remains an essential design element of any effective converting machine,” he says. “Guiding systems themselves have come a long way since the turn of the century in terms of what they can do, the output they provide, how they talk to and control other devices, and a lot more.”

Tom Jonozzo, manager, guiding department, North American Manufacturing Company cites two trends in the industry: the drive to combine previously separate and distinct components into one compact design package fulfills stripping and web guiding; and the need to provide operator control stations that can control all subsystems or components on a line.