Roll-2-Roll adds narrow web guiding systems

These new products are powered by Roll-2-Roll Technologies’ Aris web position sensors and controllers that allow for fast and easy installation and operation. The intelligent sensor and control systems allows converters to handle any material without the need of time costly calibration or adjustments.

The displacement guides are lightweight with height profiles of 3.5in and 4.5in. The low profile lightweight design provides converters with a web guide system that can be placed in tight spaces within their converting lines Roll-2-Roll stated. The low profile web guides can guide webs up to 20in in width and are especially designed for nonwoven and narrow web converting applications.

The steering guide can also guide web materials with widths up to 20in, and is suited for applications where a displacement guide cannot be used, especially after a long entry span.

Both web guides can be used for applications such as edge guiding, center guiding, line guiding or contrast position guiding using the SCU5 controller. The SCU5 controller can process two sensors while guiding one web guide mechanism. The controller features include touch screen language independent operator interface, communication through industrial ethernet such as EtherNet/IP or Profinet and optional analog output.

Aravind Seshadri, president of Roll-2-Roll Technologies, said: ‘As a young company we are quick to respond to customer needs, and these product are the result of customer feedback. We leverage advanced technologies to make our products simple and easy to use. Our simple solutions saves a tremendous amount of time for our customers while improving their process efficiency. That is the best way we can apply our knowhow of web handling.’