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

Combining components allows “a streamlined and simple machine design, convenience and ease of use for operators, and less manufacturing and assembly time for machinery builders,” he says. Jonozzo cites integrated web guide and splice table units becoming more prevalent on flexographic tag and label printing machines as one example.