Abstract: A production managing method for production of motion picture photo film is provided. At first, film web is slitted to produce continuous photo film having a predetermined width. Production managing information is written to an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag, and includes a roll number and slitting number, which are related to the film web and the continuous photo film. The continuous photo film is cut to produce motion picture photo film. The production managing information is stored in association with the motion picture photo film. The motion picture photo film is checked. If the motion picture photo film has a defect, the production managing information may be referred to for detecting a portion of the film web or the continuous photo film from which the defect derives. Other motion picture photo films with a defect will be traced.

Abstract: The invention provides apparatus and methods for coiling and uncoiling a metal strip in which the angular position of a coiler is measured and an actuator is provided for a moveable roll, the moveable roll position being varied as a function of the coiler. The present invention aims to avoid tension variations in the metal which cause width and thickness variations in rolling operations for instance.

Abstract: A description is given of a device for controlling the discharging of rolls (R) from a rewinder, comprising a rolling surface (11) on which the rolls roll as they leave said rewinder and a member (17) able to rotate about an axis parallel to said rolling surface and perpendicular to the direction of discharge of the rolls. During operation, the rotatable member always rotates in the same direction about its own axis. It is provided with at least two roll retaining surfaces defining, with the rolling surface, a roll containing zone.

Abstract: In reeling up of a paper web, a continuous paper web is reeled around a reeling core/reeling cores into successive machine reels or customer rolls. The actual control system controlling the reeling up process is supplemented with a substantially separate, model-based learning fault diagnostics. The fault diagnostics in a diagnostic state detects the malfunctions in components critical in view of the operation of the reel-up by monitoring measuring, control and actuating variables of the reel-up and by comparing them with a model formed during a learning state. In a fault tolerance state the fault diagnostics actively affects the measuring, control and actuating variables to maintain the function of the reel-up, and improve operating reliability.

Abstract: In the take-up device for web-shaped materials, especially plastic In the take-up device for web-shaped materials, especially plastic films, there is at least one bearing unit which acts between the ends of the contact roller on its peripheral compressive surface and supports the contact roller. The contact roller is made with a relatively small diameter and is made flexurally soft such that via the bearing unit(s) the bending line and the damping behavior of the contact roller between its ends can be influenced and advantageously also controlled.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cutting system having a storage unit for storing positional information of defect portions of a whole roll of magnetic tape and a winding apparatus for playing out magnetic tape from the roll and winding the magnetic tape as a product. A defect removal apparatus plays out magnetic tape from the whole roll for purposes of disposal. A control unit selects, based on the positional information of the defect portions in a selected roll of magnetic tape, the winding apparatus or the defect removal apparatus. The apparatus that is not currently selected is available to process another roll of magnetic tape while the selected roll of magnetic tape is being processed in the selected apparatus.

Abstract: A method of controlling a converting line having a rewinder, accumulator, and downstream equipment includes: providing upper and lower target limits for the accumulator level; determining the slowest maximum speed of the downstream equipment; determining the fastest minimum speed of the downstream equipment; monitoring the speed of the rewinder and the actual level of the accumulator; generating a master speed reference value to control the downstream equipment which: (i) corresponds to said slowest maximum speed of the downstream equipment if the actual accumulator level is greater than the upper target limit; or (ii) corresponds to the fastest minimum speed of the downstream equipment if the actual accumulator level is less than the lower target limit; or (iii) is based on the actual production speed of the rewinder if the actual accumulator level is less than the upper target limit and greater than the lower target limit for the accumulator.

Abstract: Tape cutting-out equipment to wind and cut out tape supplied from a pancake in plural kinds of winding lengths on a reel, the equipment is equipped with a tape supplying device supplying tape from the pancake P, a tape winding device winding the supplied tape from the tape supplying device, a memory unit memorizing position data of defect portions of the tape in the pancake, a winding length deciding unit deciding a winding length of the tape based on the position data read out from the memory unit, a cutting device cutting the tape, and a cutting control unit controlling making the cutting device cut the tape at a timing when the tape winding device winds tape of the winding length decided by the winding length deciding unit.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium winding apparatus for rolling up an original roll of the magnetic recording medium, comprising: an arm member rotatably supporting a pushing roller at one end side thereof and supported turnably around the other end side thereof; a driving unit turning the arm member to push the pushing roller against the original roll of magnetic recording medium at a predetermined set pressure while rolling up the original roll; a strain sensing unit sensing a strain generated in the arm member during a pushing by the driving unit; and a control unit calculating a pressure of the pushing roller against the original roll of magnetic recording medium based on a sensed signal of the strain sensing unit and also feedback-controlling the driving unit such that the calculated pressure coincides with the set pressure at the driving unit.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for winding tissue webs into a parent roll is disclosed which results in greater uniformity in the wound tissue roll and improved turn-up efficiency. The apparatus and method includes engaging the tissue web against a reel spool with an air permeable flexible member, such as a transfer belt, which traverses a winding region that includes an unsupported span between two support rolls. The web is transferred from the transfer belt to the parent roll as the parent roll is urged against the tissue web residing on the transfer belt at a point within the winding region. Located along at least a portion of the air permeable transfer belt within the winding region is a pressure reduction means adjacent the belt. The pressure reduction means serves to stabilize the tissue web on the belt improving sheet handling and turn-up efficiency. A sensor measures the deflection of the transfer belt during winding.

Abstract: A film winding apparatus has a film winding mechanism for rotating a roll core to wind an elongate film around the roll core thereby to produce a film roll, a product receiving mechanism for gripping the film roll while tensioning the elongate film, the product receiving mechanism being displaceable away from the film winding mechanism, and a cutting mechanism for transversely cutting off the elongate film while the elongate film is being tensioned by the product receiving mechanism. The elongate film can be wound highly accurately around the roll core with a simple process and arrangement.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cutout apparatus 10 having storing member for storing a position of a defect portion of an original roll of a magnetic tape, a winding apparatus 14 for reeling off the magnetic tape from the original roll and winding the magnetic tape as a product and discharging member 17 for removing the product including the defect portion based on information of a position of a defect of the storing member.

Abstract: In the tape winder for winding a tape on a reel to form a tape roll, a nozzle which blows a gas toward an outer peripheral surface of the tape roll at a winding time of the tape is fixed on a slider, which is slidably supported on a rail. In this way, the nozzle is supported movably forward and backward with respect to the tape roll. Moreover, the nozzle is pressed toward the tape roll by an air cylinder with a constant pressing force. Thus, the nozzle is allowed to accurately follow an outer peripheral surface of the tape roll, and a constant pressure can be applied to the outer peripheral surface of the tape roll. Consequently, the tape can be wound with an adequate winding tightness.

Abstract: An improved system for detecting and controlling vibration of a wound roll in a winding machine includes a programmable controller to which the line speed of a web, diameter of the wound roll and vibration of the wound roll feedback is provided. The programmable controller computes the wound roll rotational frequency from the line speed and diameter feedback and uses this information to filter the vibration feedback so that the components of the vibration due solely to the rotation of the wound roll are isolated. The isolated vibration components are provided to a level detector which decelerates the winding machine when a predetermined vibration level is reached. In one embodiment, the rotational frequency is used to calculate coefficients for a band pass filter which filters the vibration feedback.

Abstract: A method of winding a web band in a machine for processing printing materials, including controlling the winding as a function of a diameter of a roll formed by the web band, as the diameter changes during the winding, includes determining, by a first sensor fastened to a frame of the machine, the position of a peripheral surface of the roll relative to the frame of the machine, and determining, by a second sensor fastened to the frame of the machine, the position of one of a center of the roll and of a peripheral surface of a spindle carrying the roll, relative to the frame of the machine; a winding device for performing the method; and a printing-material processing machine, such as a printing press, having the winding device.

Abstract: A guard is mounted for rotation about the downstream drum of a winder having two spaced apart winder drums which support a paper roll. The guard has a D-shaped leading-edge which approaches the paper roll. The leading-edge is articulated so that if an operator's hand becomes wedged between the leading-edge and the paper roll, articulation on the leading-edge closes a switch which brings the winder to a stop. A hydraulic actuator extends between a lowermost radial edge of each sector shaped extension and a fixed support. Operation of the hydraulic actuator causes the guard to rotate about the axis of the downstream winder drum so as to be between an operator and the downstream side of the winder drum. The leading edge of the the guard is positioned to limit operator access to the nip formed between the paper roll and the downstream winder drum.

Abstract: A take-up reel has a diameter equal to or more than 85 times a thickness of a veneer sheet wound thereon and equal to or more than 300 mm so as to be of a curvature of the take-up reel to reduce cracking in parallel to fiber orientations that occurs in winding a veneer sheet after drying on a winding surface of the take-up reel.

Abstract: This invention provides a winding machine comprising a support drum, a winding tube at least partially supported on the support drum, and a web of material being wound around the winding tube to form a web reel in response to rotation of the support drum and the web reel, the point where the web reel rotates into contact with the support drum being called the nip. The winding machine further includes a nip safety guard comprising a finger presence sensor, a support mechanism supporting the finger presence sensor adjacent one of the web reel and the support drum, and a moving mechanism that moves and locates the finger presence sensor support mechanism depending on the size of the web reel so that the finger presence sensor is located closely adjacent the one of the web reel and the support drum and spaced a safe distance from the nip. The safety guard moving mechanism further includes a control for determining the size of the web reel and operating the moving mechanism to position the finger sensor.

Abstract: Roll gap control is provided using a first roll position detector that detects a first position of a first roll, a second roll position detector that detects a first position of a second roll and a third roll position detector that detects a first position of the third roll. A processor determines a second position of the first roll based on the first position of the second roll and the first position of the third roll.

Abstract: This invention provides a winding machine comprising a support drum, a winding tube at least partially supported on the support drum, and a web of material being wound around the winding tube to form a web reel in response to rotation of the support drum and the web reel, the point where the web reel rotates into contact with the support drum being called the nip. The winding machine further includes a nip safety guard comprising a finger presence sensor, a support mechanism supporting the finger presence sensor adjacent one of the web reel and the support drum, and a moving mechanism that moves and locates the finger presence sensor support mechanism depending on the size of the web reel so that the finger presence sensor is located closely adjacent the one of the web reel and the support drum and spaced a safe distance from the nip. The safety guard moving mechanism further includes a control for determining the size of the web reel and operating the moving mechanism to position the finger sensor.

Abstract: A device for use in a reel-up of a paper web, the reel-up including a reeling cylinder mounted on bearings to guide a web on to a reeling axle. The device includes an actuator and a control member for setting and controlling the distance between the reeling cylinder and the reeling axle. The device further includes an actuator and a control member for effectuating and maintaining a force effect between the reeling cylinder and the reeling axle.

Abstract: In the method for controlling the structure of a reel, a continuous paper web (W) is reeled around a reel spool (2) to form a reel (R), and one or more variables are measured from the web (W). When a particular, predetermined change occurs in the variable, the lateral oscillation of the web is changed, by means of which the web is guided to different locations in the reel (R) in the axial direction of the reel spool (2). The change can be implemented by starting the oscillation or by changing the oscillation in progress. The change can be implemented on the basis of the changes in the transverse profile of the web (W).

Abstract: A winding device for flat printed sheets has a rotatably supported winding drum for receiving and dispensing printed sheets. At least one winding mandrel having a winding belt wound thereon and configured to unwind the winding belt and feed undershot the winding belt to the winding drum is provided. The winding belt receives the printed sheets and, by being wound onto the winding drum together with the printed sheets, forms winding layers of the printed sheets on the winding drum. A touch probe detects an empty state of the winding drum, without printed sheets wound thereon, or a loaded state of the winding drum, having printed sheets wound thereon, by interacting with the winding belt or the printed sheets.

Abstract: A winding machine (1) for winding up sensitive bobbin material (8), for example yarn or tape, arriving from a feeding apparatus (11) includes a winding spindle (4) being designed and arranged to be rotated by a drive. A unit (14) of the machine (1) serves to determine a signal which is approximately proportional to the tension of the bobbin material (8). The unit (14) includes an arm (15) being designed and arranged to be movable to a limited extent and only one roller (16) being arranged at the arm (15). The only one roller (16) is designed and arranged to guide the bobbin material (8) to contact the feeding apparatus (11) and the roller (16) without contacting other elements in between. Especially, the winding machine (1) may include a plurality of winding heads (30) each including a winding spindle (4), a traversing apparatus (10) and a unit (14) for winding up bobbin material (8) arriving from a plurality of feeding apparatuses (11).

Abstract: A carrier tape recycling apparatus for receiving bare carrier tape from a manufacturing system and for winding the carrier tape onto a plurality of tape reels for reuse. The carrier tape recycling apparatus includes a reel drive mechanism configured to support and rotationally drive a plurality of tape reels such that bare carrier tape dispensed from the manufacturing system may be wound onto the tape reels. The reel drive mechanism provides a slip drive allowing each tape reel disposed in the recycling apparatus to rotate and receive carrier tape independent of other tape reels disposed in the recycling apparatus, so as to compensate for variation in the rate at which carrier tape is supplied to each tape reel disposed in the carrier tape recycling apparatus. The present invention also includes a method of using the recycling apparatus to recycle bare carrier tape dispensed from a manufacturing system.

Abstract: Process and apparatus for damping vibrations in a machine for winding material webs, in which the apparatus includes at least two cylindrical bodies. The process includes positioning the at least two cylindrical bodies to roll on each other to form a nip, such that at least one of imbalance and out-of-roundness of either of the at least two cylindrical bodies form a system capable of vibration. The process further includes actively damping vibrational forces of the vibration system in at least one of the at least two cylindrical bodies by displacing an axis of rotation of the at least one of the at least two cylindrical bodies in accordance with a current one of a plurality of vibrational force measurements made per each rotation of the at least one of at least two cylindrical bodies and with additional energy fed from outside of the vibration system.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cutout apparatus 10 having storing memeber for storing a position of a defect portion of an original roll of a magnetic tape, a winding apparatus 14 for reeling off the magnetic tape from the original roll and winding the magnetic tape as a product and discharging member 17 for removing the product including the defect portion based on information of a position of a defect of the storing member.

Abstract: The magnetic tape cutting system, comprising: a storage unit for storing positional information of defect portions of a whole cloth for a magnetic tape; a winding apparatus for playing out a magnetic tape from the whole cloth and winding the magnetic tape as a product; a defect removal apparatus for playing out a magnetic tape from the whole cloth so as to dispose; and a control unit, based on the positional information of the defect portions, selecting one of the winding apparatus and the defect removal apparatus in which the magnetic tape is played out from the whole cloth. Therefore, the present invention provides a magnetic tape cutting system which can reduce its cost and is easy to handle.

Abstract: A roll sheet conveying device includes a spool arranged to be rotatable while holding a roll-shaped sheet, a sheet conveying roller for driving and conveying the sheet, and a spool brake mechanism for generating a rotation load to act on the spool, wherein, when the sheet is sent out from the spool by driving the sheet conveying roller, the rotation load of the spool brake mechanism is caused to act on the spool, and when the sheet is rewound onto the spool by driving the spool, the rotation load of the spool brake mechanism is prevented from acting on the spool.

Abstract: When any of facilities of a film producing and packaging system suffers a failure, a film processing controller shuts off the film producing and packaging system. The operator repairs a failing facility and manually discharges a length of an elongate film which may possibly be defective. After the failing facility is repaired, the film processing controller is restarted to operate the film producing and packaging system, which then automatically discharges a length of the elongate film corresponding to a preset number of sized films. It is possible to easily and quickly discard a portion of the elongate film which has been made defective by the facility failure.

Abstract: In the method for stopping a machine reel (R) in the final stage of reeling a web (W), the web (W) is cut when the machine reel (R) has become full, the web (W) is possibly guided on a new reeling shaft (2), and the rotation of the machine reel (R) detached from the nip contact with a reeling cylinder (1) is stopped by means of braking forces which are exerted both on the reeling shaft (2) of the full machine reel (R) and on the surface of the machine reel (R). The braking powers which are exerted on the reeling shaft (2) of the machine reel (R) and on the surface of the machine reel (R) and which stop the machine reel (R) are distributed in the ratio (S) of 1:1 . . . 100:1. The ratio can be changed during the deceleration of the machine reel.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a film has a cutting mechanism for cutting an elongate film, first and second feed mechanisms disposed on respective opposite sides of the cutting mechanism, an inserting mechanism for inserting an end of the film into a spool, and a cam switching mechanism for changing the timing of operation of the cutting mechanism depending on sized films having various different lengths. The sized films having various different lengths can automatically and easily be inserted into spools with a simple arrangement.

Abstract: To manufacture a film unit, a filmstrip is advanced out of a cartridge shell by rotating a spool of the cartridge shell through a spool drive shaft. The spool drive shaft stops when the filmstrip is advanced a predetermined length out of the cartridge shell. A rotational position of the spool at the stop of the spool drive shaft is detected based on a rotational position of the spool drive shaft. The cartridge shell is disengaged from the spool drive shaft while the rotational position of the spool and the advanced length of the filmstrip are maintained unchanged. The spool of the cartridge shell is engaged with a film supply shaft, after adjusting a rotational position of the film supply shaft to the rotational position of the spool, while the leading end of the filmstrip is secured to a winding shaft. The filmstrip is wound into a roll by rotating the winding shaft.

Abstract: A sheet winding apparatus or a heat transfer recording sheet providing apparatus including the sheet winding apparatus, the sheet winding apparatus formed of a plurality of sheet winding devices arranged in multiple steps in a vertical direction. Each of the sheet winding devices includes (1) a plurality of holding/rotating devices, (2) a sticking apparatus for sticking adhesive around a number of outer peripheral portions of an unused roll shaft held by one of the holding/rotating devices, arranged in the direction of the unused roll shaft, and (3) a press roll that presses a sheet against an outer periphery of a roll shaft held by the holding/rotating device during the entire time that the sheet is wound around the roll shaft.

Abstract: A band steel plate winding apparatus comprises a winding drum for winding a band steel plate; unit rolls, and curved surface guides adjacent to the unit rolls, provided along a circumferential surface of the winding drum forwardly and backwardly movably between a winding drum surrounding position and a retreat position, the position of the unit roll relative to the winding drum at the time of entry of the band steel plate being downstream at an angle of about 15 degrees or less from the position of contact between the winding drum and the band steel plate; and ejection nozzles provided in a guide surface of each of the curved surface guides for ejecting a gaseous or liquid fluid at a high speed toward the band steel plate before the band steel plate collides with the curved surface guide. The band steel plate winding apparatus permits high speed winding of a band steel plate while effectively preventing buckling of a front end of the band steel plate, and can avoid a great increase in equipment cost.

Abstract: Reel winding device and process for supporting a reel winding device. The device includes a winding bed formed from two support rolls, that form side walls of a pressure chamber, and a bottom wall having at least one movable sealing member disposed between the bottom wall and at least one support wall. The movable member is adapted to move in a direction away from the winding bed and may be loaded with a positioning force in the direction of a sealing position. The movable member cooperates with a position sensor, which emits an error signal in the event of displacement of the sealing body away from the support roll. The process includes rotating the winding reel, rotating the support rolls and positioning a movable sealing body in a vicinity of a circumferential surface of at least one support roll. The process further includes moving the sealing body in a direction away from the winding bed and loading the sealing body with a positioning force in the direction of a sealing position.

Abstract: When winding a paper web, in order to achieve a constant reeling layer thickness, which represents a significant quality parameter in the production process of paper, the line force or the web tension of the paper is corrected as an influencing force. Using measurements, the relationship between force and layer thickness is determined and used to set a controller. In winding devices, winding from the parent reel generally takes place on a winding station, so that the invention makes use of the relationship between the winding and unwinding operation to the effect that the change in the layer thickness is measured and these measured values are used to train a predictor. In continuous operation, in order to regulate a paper winding device, a measured variable which can be registered is measured, and this measured variable is used to determine the layer thickness change or another correlated quality parameter.

Abstract: An active code carrier is located inside a spare paper roll that includes a tube or core. The code carrier interacts with either a reading head, or a writing head. This enables roll-specific data to be read or updated at any time. This is particularly useful for automated roll transport and roll handling systems.

Abstract: Process and apparatus for threading a material web onto a reel. The process includes guiding a beginning of the material web to be wound around the drum, directing blower air to keep the material web away from the reel, supplying the material web to a preparation station, and threading the reel with the material web. The apparatus includes a drum positioned to precede the reel, a blower bar arranged cross-wise to a web travel direction and including at least one exit opening adapted to provide blower air, a blower supply device adapted to supply blower air to the blower bar, and a control unit adapted to control activation of the blower air.

Abstract: Process for winding a reel and a reel winding apparatus, as well as a measuring apparatus. The process includes determining the driving forces at the locations of the introduction of the driving force onto the reel, and determining a difference between the driving forces. The reel winding apparatus includes at least first and second drive mechanisms arranged to act on a reel to be wound, a measuring system, coupled to the at least first and second drive mechanisms, that includes a force transducer arranged in a vicinity of an introduction of force into the reel, and an evaluation device coupled to the force transducer. The measuring apparatus is provided for measuring a difference in peripheral forces between at least first and second drive elements in a reel winding device. The apparatus includes first and second contacts adapted to contact the first and second drive elements, respectively, and a transducer coupled to the first and second contacts.

Abstract: A winding device for flat printed sheets has a rotatably supported winding drum for receiving and dispensing printed sheets. At least one winding mandrel having a winding belt wound thereon and configured to unwind the winding belt and feed undershot the winding belt to the winding drum is provided. The winding belt receives the printed sheets and, by being wound onto the winding drum together with the printed sheets, forms winding layers of the printed sheets on the winding drum. A touch probe detects an empty state of the winding drum, without printed sheets wound thereon, or a loaded state of the winding drum, having printed sheets wound thereon, by interacting with the winding belt or the printed sheets.

Abstract: A web material roll rotatable retention assembly, comprising a shaft adapted to be inserted into a web material roll core and having a hydrogel filled chamber is disclosed. A hydrogel pressure applying assembly controllably applies pressure to the hydrogel and an outward pressure applying assembly pushes pressure applying members outwardly in response to the pressure of the hydrogel.

Abstract: A web of paper, having segments such as pages, can be processed for normal storage on a rewind roll or folder, or selected segments diverted from this normal or primary path by a deflector at the exit end of the processing device. Alternative storage for the diverted web segment or segments is also provided.

Abstract: Apparatus and process for at least one of winding and unwinding a material web. The apparatus includes a material web reel and a reel lightening device that includes a blow box and a compressed air supply coupled to the blow box. The blow box may direct the compressed air supply against a periphery of the material web reel to form a gap between the material web reel and the blow box. The apparatus also includes a regulating device coupled to the compressed air supply and adapted to control the gap formed between the material web reel and the blow box at a predefined set point. The process includes positioning the material web reel over the blow box, and blowing the compressed air upwardly toward a periphery of the material web roll, thus, forming a gap between the blow box and the periphery of the material web roll. The process also includes regulating the compressed air supply with the regulating device to maintain a predefined gap width between the blow box and the periphery of the material web roll.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for monitoring a winding hardness of a winding roll when winding a material web. A series of marks are placed on the material web at a first location as it is wound onto the winding roll. The distance between two successive marks is detected at a second location. The detected distance of two successive marks is used to determine a stretch of the material web.

Abstract: A printing unit in a gravure printing portion prints a plurality of end marks on a web having a base film and a hot melt ink layer. The end marks printed on the web are dried by a drying apparatus. A sheet obtained from the web is wound around a roll shaft in a roll form by a sheet winding apparatus to form a sheet roll. The roll shaft is supplied from a roll shaft supplying apparatus to the sheet winding apparatus, and the sheet roll formed by the sheet winding apparatus is discharged from a discharging apparatus. The discharge apparatus includes a plurality of cradles in the vertical direction, a carry-out conveyor beside the cradles, a guide rail beside the cradles on the opposite side to the conveyor and arranged vertically, and receiving arms horizontally mounted on the rail and corresponding to the cradles. The arms move up and down on the rail and extend or contract horizontally from the cradles.

Abstract: A veneer reeling apparatus for winding a veneer sheet around a freely rotatable take-up reel into a veneer roll. Veneer sheet is transferred by a plurality of spaced conveyer belts extending below the take-up reel. The take-up reel is removably supported by movable reel carriages for movement therewith toward and away from the conveyer belts. Each belts is urged toward the take-up reel to be kept in resiliently pressing contact with veneer roll for friction driving. There is provided a detector for monitoring an increment in diameter of the veneer roll during reeling operation and generating a signal in response to the detection of a predetermined amount of increment in the roll diameter and for detecting the force with which a roll member presses against the veneer roll and for generating a signal upon detection of a predetermined force in response to an increase in diameter of the veneer roll.

Abstract: A roll storage arrangement for sheet-like articles, in particular banknotes, having two roll cores, each of which is connected to a drive whose driving direction can be reversed, and between which a common storage tape can be rereeled. The storage tape is subdivided into logical sectors, which follow one another in the tape longitudinal direction and each accommodate an article to be stored. Arranged between the roll cores is an input/output feed unit, which is optionally adjustable between a rest position and an input/output feed position.

Abstract: A batch winder includes a non-driven compensating roller or dancer roller placed in a loop of a fabric web, wherein the compensating roller is displaceable transversely of its axis of rotation by means of the force of a spring. When the compensating roller is displaced, the compensating roller influences through an initiator an inductive proximity switch which is coupled through an electrical regulating unit to at least one electric motor which drives at least one of the winding rollers which extend parallel to the compensating roller. The compensating roller is integrated so as to be suspended between two swing levers at the end faces of the compensating roller, wherein the swing levers are fixedly attached to a rotary shaft extending parallel to the compensating roller.

Abstract: A diagnostic system for a jacquard machine having a plurality of heald hooks (16) moveable between at least two discrete shed positions, the system including visual sensing means (30) for producing a visual image of hooks (16) located at one of said shed positions during each weaving cycle, and control means (49) for comparing said visual image with a predetermined shed pattern for each corresponding weaving cycle in order to determine whether or not all the appropriate hooks have been selected to define the required shed pattern.