Tension Control

Select the individual courses to improve your specific operational needs or attend all sessions! Industry experts from Fife, MAGPOWR, Tidland, and more will teach you how to make the most of what you've got, or help you to determine what improvements you actually need.

The purpose of the school is to provide a thorough understanding of web torque and tension control methods, and MAGPOWR products. The school is an intense 3-day seminar beginning Wednesday, October 6th and ending Friday, October 8th. It includes classroom presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and application activities.

TOPIC OUTLINE

• Basics of Web Control

An intense 3-day seminar and includes classroom, hands-on demonstration, and application activities.

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When do you need taper tension and just how do you apply it? In this e-seminar, Darrell Whiteside of MAGPOWR provides an easy-to-understand overview of the tension process and gets into some of the latest technologies on how to implement proper tension on a process line.

Unit 1: Basics of Web Tension Control
A comprehensive guide to the theory and types of control systems available on the market today, touching on the configurations best suited for various applications. Fundamentals of Magnetic Particle and Load Cell technology will be emphasized.

Unit 2: Dancer Control Theory

These days, to stay competitive you have to run multiple variations of material at increasingly shorter runs to turn a profit. To maintain consistent, high-quality output, there are adjustments that need to be made on the unwind through tension, alignment, slitting setup and possibly even the rewind.

In this e-Seminar, Darrell Whiteside of MAGPOWR provides an easy-to-understand overview of the tension process and gets into some of the latest technologies on how to implement proper tension on a process line. He also dives into the question on taper tension as his company receives this as the most commonly asked question for their support staff.

Intensive training of Conference Week coupled with new technology on the show floor to create valuable efficiencies for converters.

Dancer control is the most misunderstood type of tension control. This seminar will take the mystery out of how a dancer is really supposed to work.