Tension Sensing Reference Materials

Description: When we look at the factors that shape the evolution of tension control products for the converting industry there are several key drivers of technological change for us today, and several ...

Description: There are three predominant tension measurement technologies in use today. ...

Description: Identifying problems or deviations that cause running web breaks is not black magic. The solution starts with measuring the process variables that are critical to a successful print run on your press, ...

Description: The FAA operates a state-of-the- art, full-scale pavement test facility dedicated solely to airport pavement research. Located at the William J. Hughes Technical Center near Atlantic City, New Jersey, ...

Description: One of the new labor-saving features of DFE's tension indicator and controller products is technology. With the indication and control electronics use front-panel push buttons instead of ...

Description: The TI17C and TI18C tension indicators have had their internal components upgraded and ruggedized over previous generations of tension measurement electronics. Thorough testing shows that they deliver ...

Description: Controlling tension over a wide tension range is possible, but often a challenge. There are various solutions for this situation which include utilizing multiple web paths with individual transducer ...

Description: Tension control is a key factor in Arkwright Inc.'s efforts to enhance its overall process control and attain repeatable numbers, says Glenn Markel, director of engineering. Based in Fiskeville, RI, ...

Description: 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 ...

Description: In the converting industry we have all kinds of webs to control tension on, from the bonding of a zip lock strip to a plastic web for making zip lock bags to folding carton stock. The correct tension ...

Description: DFE has been producing high-quality strain-gage tension transducers (often called 'load cells') since 1974. Web process manufacturers and OEMs buy DFE transducers because they are accurate, ...

Description: A major metropolitan publisher in North America prints a large circulation daily newspaper on six offset web presses with twelve print stations per press. The newspaper presses handle web widths of ...