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Web Lines Archives - All my past columns published by Paper, Film, and Foil Converter magazine (link to pffc-online.com )

Plus a couple feature articles I did for PFFC: Winding Better Rolls , The Secret Strain
  Besides PFFC, the other major trade journal for the converting industry is Converting Magazine. For more on web guiding, I recommend a four-part series published in Converting written by Ken Hopcus of Fife (guide accuracy, guide actuators, web sensors, and choosing the right type of guide). 
  AIMCAL , the Association of Metalizers, Coaters, and Laminators
CEMA , the Converting Equipment Manufacturers Association
 

Oklahoma State University's Web Handling Research Center

The work by this group over the last twenty years has put a sound engineering foundation under all things web handling, especially wrinkling and winding.

Rheologic Ltd. , developer of TopWeb and TopCoat software
 

Optimation (Rochester, NY), has possibly the world's best experimental and analytical web handling facility (the Media Conveyance Facility or MCF), including limited production capabilities, equipment and development engineering support, custom machine capability, and training services.

  Emral Ltd. , web handling consultant Dilwyn Jones, chief technical guru for TopWeb web handling models. 
Essex Systems Essex Systems , the consulting company of Jerry Brown includes advance understanding of web handling dynamics. Formerly of Fife Corp., Jerry works on a "wide range of both mechanical and electronics projects involving automatic control, precision mechanisms, web process dynamics, motion control, sensors, signal processing, data acquisition and computer modeling."
  Finishing Technologies , web handling consultant Dr. David R. Roisum, my coopetitor (a term coined by Dave as our cooperative and competitive relationship).
Precision Coating Consultant
Shuzo Fuchigami, my former manager at 3M Co is now an independent coating consultant. Besides 3M Co, Shuzo has work on precision coating for over 30 years, including Fuji Photo (Japan), Sumitomo 3M (Japan), and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp (Japan). Shuzo specializes in thin precision coating processes, such at fluid bearing die, and multilayer simultaneous coating. .
No website, yet, but email at
shuzo.fuchigami@gmail.com.

Kelly Robinson and his company Electrostatic Answers, LLC provides expertise when you encounter electrostatic issues in technology development, product commercialization, and manufacturing operations. Kelly.Robinson@ElectrostaticAnswers.com 585.425.8158
 CMM International , the Converting Machinery and Materials show, held every odd-numbered year in Chicago.
 CPP Expo , the Converting-Print-Packaging show.
 CMM Japan / JSP , the largest converting show Japan and Asian markets.
Maxcess Internaional, parent company of Tidland Corp, Fife Corp, and Magpowr Corp, has an excellent set of guidelines to tensioning, guiding, slitting, and winding on their website. These guidelines are 100% in line with what I advise in my training seminars.  




   


 

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