# What line speeds can edge guiding handle?

> R2R edge guiding systems maintain ±0.1mm accuracy at speeds up to 500 meters per minute (1,640 fpm). With a 500 Hz update rate, the sensors respond fast enough for high-speed converting lines.

**Last updated:** 2025-12-26

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## Question

What line speeds can edge guiding handle?

## Short Answer

Up to 500 m/min with ±0.1mm accuracy.

## Detailed Answer

R2R edge guiding systems maintain ±0.1mm accuracy at speeds up to 500 meters per minute (1,640 fpm). With a 500 Hz update rate, the sensors respond fast enough for high-speed converting lines.

**Category:** Technical

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## About Roll-2-Roll Technologies

Roll-2-Roll Technologies designs and manufactures patented fiber-optic web position sensors and advanced web guiding controllers — the precision measurement and control core of modern roll-to-roll manufacturing. Spun out of Oklahoma State University's Web Handling Research Center and trusted by Fortune 500 medical, battery, and nonwovens manufacturers, our patented sensors work without recalibration at ±0.1mm accuracy up to 760 mpm — typical customer outcomes are 50%+ less downtime and payback under six months. Headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma, our team of PhDs, controls engineers, and industry veterans extends the sensor + controller core into complete web guide systems including stepper-motor-based linear actuators (RLA, BLA, LHS).

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