Web Handling

How Simulation Can Help When Developing Tension Management and Control Strategies for R2R and Converting Systems Members Public

Presented by Chad Schmitke, Maplesoft Improved quality and performance go hand in hand with effective management of tension throughout the web line, and the use of simulation for R2R systems now offers an easier way to develop and tune controller responses to achieve the optimal throughput. In this webinar we

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Extended Color Gamut with Gravure Members Public

Presented by Chris Marshall, Bobst North America, inc. Brand owners and consumers perceive color variations as a lack of product quality, heavily affecting brand identity and customer loyalty. Brand’s colors should be consistent irrespective of the printing process and the substrate. Furthermore, color matching of PMS Pantone colors is

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Development of Roll-to-Roll (R2R) Continuous Manufacturing System for Digital Patterning Lithography Process Members Public

Presented by Jaeyoung Kim, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) This paper introduces the development of a maskless roll-to-roll (R2R) digital exposure process for continuous manufacturing systems. Applying digital exposure technology to the R2R system facilitates high-quality and large-scale production and proposes solutions to various emerging challenges. Notably, a

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Creating Digital Models of a Converting Machine Members Public

Presented by Tom Finkbeiner, Siemens Siemens has a table top winding demo using a 100' measuring tap as the web. This consists of (2) winding / unwinding axes, a dancer with spring force for web tension, and a line speed encoder. We are planning to make mechanical and electrical models

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Coating Control – intelligent networked edge alignment for renewable energy Members Public

Presented by Mauro Consalvi, BST North America The coating process is one of the most important and most sensitive production processes in the fuel cell and battery industry. In this process step, the quality, and the production efficiency in the manufacture of a fuel cell or a battery are decided

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Closed-Form Solutions to Steady-State Temperature Distribution in Moving Webs Members Public

Presented by Aditya Yalamanchili, Texas A&M University Heat transfer between the moving web and the heating/cooling sources and/or ambient is common in many Roll-to-Roll (R2R) manufacturing processes, including printing, coating, embossing, lamination, etc. The thermal strain in the moving web has a significant bearing on the

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Can You Trust (Web Handling) Equations? Members Public

Presented by David R Roisum, Ph.D., Finishing Technology, Inc. Equations have been used for more than two millennia by mathematicians and scientists alike. Newton’s Laws have been used to predict everything from cannonball trajectories to the orbital mechanics needed to put a man on the moon. Yet, as

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Web Handling Testing Best Practices Members Public

Created & maintained by the Web Handling Committee of the Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters. Web Handling Testing Best Practices - Version 1.0Web Handling Testing Best Practices - Version 1.0.pdf6 MBdownload-circle

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Web Handling