Have you ever needed to measure or control tension on multiple strands of web as they are being wound onto individual winders or takeups? A typical example is the case where a wide web of delicate or extensible material passes through a slitter station and the narrow strands that exit need finely controlled tension as they are being wound onto individual winders with individual cores. Even when differential winding shafts are used, uniform winding tension is required to achieve roll-to-roll consistency of the finished narrow web rolls. Gauge band variations across wide film substrates (being slit and rewound) add a dimension of variability in the winding process that can make fine tension control on the individual strands critical. DFE was the sole tension equipment manufacturer years ago to release a multiplesegment tension transducer roll with ten individual tension sensor modules side-by-side on one idler roll.