# What sensing range do I need for edge guiding?

> Roll-2-Roll offers sensing ranges from 48 mm to 960 mm (1.9 in to 38 in). For edge guiding, the sensing range should accommodate your maximum expected web wander plus a safety margin. Wider sensing ranges also allow handling multiple web widths without repositioning the sensor—for example, a 960 ...

**Last updated:** 2026-01-31

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## Question

What sensing range do I need for edge guiding?

## Short Answer

Roll-2-Roll sensors range from 48-960mm. Choose based on web wander plus safety margin.

## Detailed Answer

Roll-2-Roll offers sensing ranges from 48 mm to 960 mm (1.9 in to 38 in). For edge guiding, the sensing range should accommodate your maximum expected web wander plus a safety margin. Wider sensing ranges also allow handling multiple web widths without repositioning the sensor—for example, a 960 mm sensor can track webs from narrow labels to wide films without adjustment, eliminating changeover time and operator errors.

**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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