Aug 30, 2017 A Fiber Optic Sensor For Web Edge Detection A laser based fiber-optic sensor was proposed in our previous work. The sensor developed was based on the principle of scattering of light and the sensitivity directional… Read More
Aug 30, 2017 Decentralized Control of Print Registration in Roll-to-Roll Printing Presses Roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing is a type of continuous manufacturing process extensively used to produce a wide variety of consumer products, such as plastics, paper,… Read More
Aug 30, 2017 A Novel Edge Sensor for Web Guiding Existing edge sensors use the concept of blocking/unblocking for measuring web lateral position. The most commonly used sensors employ either ultrasonic or infrared… Read More
Aug 30, 2017 Web Flutter Measurement Sensor A novel sensor to measure web flutter is proposed in this letter. The sensing principle is based on scattering of light and directionally sensitive coupling properties of… Read More
Aug 30, 2017 Modeling Print Registration in Roll-to-Roll Printing Presses Roll-to-roll (R2R) printing is a continuous process in which thin flexible materials such as paper are passed through a printing press to print the required pattern onto… Read More
Aug 30, 2017 Design and Development of a New Edge Sensor for Web Guiding Existing edge sensors use the concept of blocking/unblocking to determine web lateral position. The most commonly used sensors employ either ultrasonic or optical signals… Read More
May 17, 2016 Fighting the Fear of Change and Innovation Does your company have a fear of change? Read More
May 9, 2016 Innovation in Manufacturing : Company Culture or a Go-To Word? Innovation. This word is prominent in most industrial websites, a go-to word in nearly every company description. Read More
Jan 7, 2016 New Web Edge Sensor Technology for Web Guiding Faster speeds and thinner materials… these are two of the most important trends the nonwoven industry is experiencing and equipment manufacturers are challenged to… Read More
Jan 6, 2016 The Impacts of the Latest Developments in Sensing Technology Every generation has a revolution and for years U-shaped sensors were the standard in edge sensing technology. Read More
Oct 31, 2015 Optimal Web Guiding This paper presents an optimal web guiding strategy based on the dynamic analysis of the lateral web behavior and a new fiber optic lateral web position measurement… Read More