Montalvo launches U4 loop controller

The Montalvo Corporation, international specialists in industrial web control systems, has developed a new open loop web tension controller, the U4, designed to increase productivity and profitability.           

President Ed Montalvo said: ‘The U4 offers advanced features – typically found only in closed-loop control systems – such as soft start, anti-coast, taper tension, inertia compensation, and diameter alarms.’ 

The Montalvo U4 is compatible with a variety of inputs and ensures accurate tension control from full roll to core. It does not require additional idler rollers, which is important in foil applications where rollers can introduce wrinkles. 

The U4 features remote operation technology, unwind and rewind functionality, diameter display – in English or metric units – programmable diameter alarms, and easy installation right out of the box for a surface or flush mount. It also permits a user to save up to nine tension parameters for immediate recall to get a machine up and running quickly and eliminates variations in productivity from shift to shift. 

Part of Montalvo’s System 4000 next-generation components, it is compact, modular, and can be configured to suit any customer’s specific web tension control needs.  

Pictured: The Montalvo U4

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