Course Overview
Web Handling and Converting
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Whether you make, convert or use webs; you must know web handling. Find out how to:
- Eliminate wrinkles, baggy webs and apply effective spreading
- Eliminate winding defects
- Design and maintain web machinery, especially rollers
- Design and maintain control systems for tension, nip, guiding and more
- Design web products and processes for more reliable manufacturing
- Troubleshoot a variety of web, web handling and converting issues
- Understand why the web world does what it does
Bring your web handling problems to class, leave with solutions.
Find out why more than 3,000 students have signed up for this premier instruction.
"David presents this topic and goes beyond the book and relates to real problems and his hands on experience. Good job!"
"This was a great coordinated and well instructed course with Dr. Roisum and I will use a lot of what I learned in the future"
"Reviewing specific defects, causes and options was invaluable. The general expectation when returning from training is to make "application" level use of the topics. Your review helps in this regard"
"Great class! I am new to the industry and this really helped"
- Course Outline
Day 1: 8AM - 5PM
Day 2: 8:30AM - 4PM
Web Handling Sections
1 Introduction to Web Handling - What is Web Handling?
2 Roller Introduction - Foundations of Web Handling
3 Roller Traction, Slip & Float - Foundations of Web Handling
4 Roller Rules - Foundations of Web Machines
5 Tension Control - Foundations of Web Handling
6 Drives - Strategies for Global Tension Control
7 Nip Mechanics - Nip Load Quality Control
8 Nip Applications - Nips for Web Handling and Processing
9 Wrinkling - Keeping the Web Flat
Converting Sections
10 Spreading
11 Guides - Controlling the Path of a Web
12 Slitting - Cutting Cleanly and Reliably
20 Winding - Introduction
Bonus Materials Sections
31 Material Properties - Predicting Web Behavior
32 Physical Properties - Geometrical Behavior
33 Level Caliper - Secrets of a Level Process
35 Moisture and Temperature Effects on Webs and Rolls
36 Runnability of Webs - The Mechanics of Web Breaks
This Class is Suitable for
This class is targeted toward the technical person responsible for most any type of web machine. However, many other positions can also benefit such as lead operators, foreman, managers, mechanical and electrical maintenance, Q/A and customer service. The only prerequisite is a bit of technical aptitude and enough job experience to be familiar with the names for the: parts of your machines, basic functions and common web/roll defects.Click here for Some Detailed Section Abstracts
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