Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for coating a flexible substrate are provided. The flexible substrate is guided over a process roller. The flexible substrate has a first protective film, which is removed from the flexible substrate before the flexible substrate reaches a coating zone of a coating device located opposite the process roller. The first protective film is removed from the flexible substrate after the flexible substrate has formed a mechanical contact with the surface of the process roller. A second protective film is applied to the coated side of the flexible substrate after the flexible substrate has left the coating zone of the coating device and before the mechanical contact between the process roller and the flexible substrate is ended.

Abstract: The invention relates to a roll unwinding device for a web-fed printing machine, wherein the roll unwinding device has at least one roll holding device and at least one drive motor connected to the at least one roll holding device via at least one torque transfer device, and wherein the at least one roll holding device is embodied as a clamping shaft and the clamping shaft has at least one carrier element, which is connected to the clamping shaft so as to be movable at least in a radial direction with respect to a rotational axis of the clamping shaft, and wherein the roll unwinding device has at least two clamping shaft bearings, at least one of which is connected and/or connectable to the clamping shaft so as to transfer and/or be capable of transferring torque, and wherein the at least one clamping shaft bearing is connected to the at least one drive motor via the at least one torque transfer device so as to transfer and/or be capable of transferring torque.

Abstract: The rewinding machine comprises: a first winding member (3) and a second winding member (9) defining a winding cradle (19); a winding rod inserter (25) for introducing a winding rod (A1; A2) in the winding cradle (19) to wind a reel (B1) of web material (N) on said winding rod. The inserter (25) is arranged and designed for introducing the winding rod (A2) against the first winding member (3) towards the winding cradle (19) and the second winding member (5) is designed and arranged to allow a previously formed reel (B1) to be unloaded from the winding cradle (19).

Abstract: An apparatus for actively transferring a coil of hot metal within a coilbox in hot strip mill. The apparatus is located downstream of the initial coilbox uncoiling station and includes at least one singly pivoting coil cradle. Such a coil cradle has a first support roller with a fixed rotational axis, a swing-frame mounted to pivot about that axis, and a second support roller mounted to the swing-frame, able to pivot about the fixed rotational axis of the first support roller to permit the coil of hot metal to be passed from the coil cradle. In certain embodiments, the apparatus includes a plurality of such singly pivoting coil cradles. The apparatus may also include at least one dually pivoting coil cradle.

Abstract: The rewinding machine includes a winding unit; a feed path of a web material; a separator device to sever the web material upon completion of winding each log; an insertion path of the winding cores towards the winding unit; a movable mechanical member to facilitate forming a first turn of web material around each winding core inserted in the insertion path.

Abstract: An automatic winder for a winding part includes a first spindle that rotates clockwise and a second spindle that rotates counterclockwise. A first grip is associated with the first spindle, and a second grip is associated with the second spindle. A guide mechanism is positioned between the first and second spindles, and receives the winding part from a part source and selectively feeds the winding part between the first spindle and the second spindle by selectively feeding the winding part to the first grip and the second grip, wherein said first and second grips are adapted to retain a grip on a lead end of the winding part that is defined by the cutting of the winding part.

Abstract: The system comprises in. combination at least the following V components: a machine (1) to produce the web, material; a winder (3), which forms reels (B) of web material coming from said production machine; an unwinder (20) to unwind single reels of web material produced by said winder; a group of tools for longitudinal cutting of the web material, to divide said web material into strips, with members to position said tools in a transverse direction with respect to the direction of feed of the web material; a rewinder (22), to rewind the single strips into rolls; a line for packaging (9) the rolls (R); at least one shuttle (11) to transfer the groups of rolls formed by said rewinder-cutter towards said packaging line; an information system for integrated management of said components of the system.

Abstract: A web material winding machine includes a core tube storage tank, a guiding unit, a transmission means, a web material feeding assembly, a gripping assembly and a second gluing mechanism. A glued core tube is conveyed from the guiding unit to the transmission means and the web material is fed to the transmission means. The transmission means pushes the core tube to move to the gripping assembly and the web material is stuck to the core tube. The web material winds around the working core tube and when the winding is nearly completed, a new core tube is conveyed to the transporting passage and interferes with the feeding speed of the web material, causing the web material to tear along a line of perforations. A tail glue is applied to the web material of the web-wound roll by the second gluing mechanism and a web-wound roll is produced.

Abstract: A rolling and feeding structure of a fabric rolling machine comprises a frame disposed on the fabric rolling machine, a transmission axle rotatably coupled to a sidewall of the frame, two lumps, two stoppers corresponding to the lumps and each having an end pivotally coupled to the frame, a displacement gap defined between the stopper and the lump for installing a rolling rod and enabling a displacement of the rolling rod from the starting point of the transmission axle in the displacement gap, two limit members for forming a fixing relation with the stoppers and including a first position of the displacement gap and having a fixing relation with the stopper, and a second position with an open angle formed between the limit member and the lump for releasing the fixing relation. The foregoing measure improves the fabric rolling quantity and features an easy operation for feeding the fabric.

Abstract: The apparatus for handling a finished roll and a winding shaft on a winding apparatus for webs of material is configured with spaced apart rails pivotal independently from one another between a winding station and a setting-down station. Each of the rails supports a carriage operative to support the winding shaft and release it upon pivoting the rails towards the setting-down station, where at least one of rails pivots away from the winding shaft so as to facilitate removal of the roll from the shaft.

Abstract: A dry end of a tissue machine is made shorter by close-coupling a reel-up to the drying section and supporting the web from the drying section to the reel-up by a foil or a belt such that web stability is maintained, thus allowing high-speed operation. The foil's downstream edge can form a nip with the paper roll and nip load can be controlled by controlling pivotal movement of the foil. The reel-up can include a calendering belt for calendering the web as it passes through a nip between the belt and a reel drum supported on the belt, and a rotatable reel spool on which a paper roll is wound in nipping engagement with the reel drum. Alternatively, the reel drum can be eliminated and the paper roll can be supported on the belt. A composite shaftless core for winding is also disclosed.

Abstract: A web material winding machine includes a core tube storage tank, a guiding unit, a transmission means, a web material feeding assembly, a gripping assembly and a second gluing mechanism. A core tube is glued with initial glue and conveyed from the guiding unit to the transmission means. Meanwhile, the web material is fed by the web material feeding assembly to the transmission means at a normal speed. The transmission means pushes the core tube to move through a transporting passage to the gripping assembly and the web material is stuck to the core tube. The web material winds around the core tube at the winding region. When the winding is nearly completed, a new core tube is conveyed to the transporting passage and interferes the speeding of web material, causing the web material to tear along the perforation line. A tail glue is applied to the completed core tube by the second gluing mechanism and a roll is produced.

Abstract: A preparatory device provided for arranging film roll cores in a condition ready for use for a film roll winding machine, in which the film roll cores are vertically arranged, comprises a supply device for supplying horizontally disposed film roll cores. The supply device is connected with an erecting device serving for moving a film roll core from a horizontal position into a vertical position. With the aid of a transfer device the film roll core is taken out of the erecting device and transferred to the film roll winding machine.

Abstract: A plurality of upper spool rails arranged over a reel-up device. Each elevated rail temporarily stores reeling spools that are successively loaded into a reeling station to wind a web and form finished reels of paper. The elevated spool rails include: a first pair of parallel upper spool rails extending over the reel-up device and adapted to support a plurality of a first type of reeling spools; and a second pair of parallel upper spool rails spaced above the first pair, and adapted to a plurality of a second type of reeling spools.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a doffing apparatus of a high-speed high-stand fabric take-up device, which is applicable to a fabric take-up device having a higher fabric-storage volume. The doffing apparatus has safety pins and control handles in the side-frame casings of the fabric take-up device. Via shifting the control handles to change the relative positions of the safety pins, the safety pins can be inserted into the rod shafts of the fabric-winding rod so that the coupling between the drive wheels and the rod shafts can be enhanced and the safety of a fabric-winding operation can be promoted. Further, hydraulic cylinders are installed between the side-frame casings of the fabric take-up device and the support brackets sustaining the fabric-winding rod. Via the hydraulic cylinders providing a buffer force for the support brackets, the support brackets can rotate and descend slowly, and the safety of a fabric-doffing operation can be promoted.

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: The aim of the invention is to configure a device for winding and unwinding partly rolled products, in a way that ensures the smallest possible accumulation of scrap. To achieve this, a roller (20, 20?, 20?) whose position is controlled and which runs on the periphery of the coil is used during the transfer of the coils from the winding station to the unwinding station. The vertical adjustment of said roller ensures that the coil is completely unwound, even with a diminishing coil diameter.

Abstract: A device is used to convey empty rolls that have been removed by at least one roll changer of a web-fed rotary printing press. At least one empty roll receptacle can be displaced between the roll changer, where the empty rolls are held by the receptacle after they are removed by the roll changer, and an emptying station where the empty rolls are removed from the receptacle. A collection receptacle is provided at the emptying station. The empty rolls are emptied from the empty roll receptacle to the collection receptacle.

Abstract: The invention is a centerwinder for receiving and winding web material sequentially on one of at least two fixed shafts. The two or more shafts are desirably positioned vertically to one another in a stationary structure and eliminate the need for a powered turret assembly. A lay-on roll assembly can be used that pivots in and out as well as up and down for serving the respective shaft locations. A cylinder linkage provides the same or constant force against the winding roll on either the upper or the lower shaft. Transfer rolls in desirable embodiments are automatically pivoted into the proper position for a fully automatic transfer or to assist the operator during a manual cut and transfer.

Abstract: For the winding of a material web on a driven winding roll, it is cut through after the completed winding of a winding roll and the start of the following web is fastened on a winding core. The web is fed in the winding roll via a guide device, preferably consisting of a winding roller, and, after being cut through in a guide channel laid around a winding tube. In order to be able to wind the web with alternating outer sides into a winding roll, the web is fed, according to the desired outer side, from the left or from the right on winding in the winding tube. The winding tube is driven with a corresponding one of two opposite directions of rotation.

Abstract: An apparatus for loading rewind cores onto a winding mandrel (3) of a web winding machine comprises a first conveyor for conveying each of a plurality of rewind cores from a hopper or store to a loading position immediately adjacent to and coaxial with the free end of the said winding mandrel and a second conveyor (7,8) adapted to engage with a rewind core at the said loading position and to convey said rewind core over the free end of the winding mandrel (3) and along the length thereof to a predetermined position.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a roll of contaminant removal tape and methods of forming rolls of contaminant removal tape. The apparatus includes a turret assembly having a first winding cylinder, a first vacuum source providing vacuum to the first winding cylinder, and a web breaking assembly moveable between a first web breaking assembly position and a second web breaking assembly position. The web breaking assembly includes a blade, which is moveable between a first blade position and a second blade position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for changing the unwinding direction of wound laps (W, W1) supplied in a temporally successive manner by a delivery station (1) in order to form a group of wound laps (WG) in which the face sides of adjacent wound laps (W) are provided with the same distance (a) and the longitudinal axes (LA) of the wound laps (W) are disposed in one line. In practice it may be necessary to arrange the preparatory machine for producing a wound lap (W) with respect to the combing machine group to be operated in such a way that the wound laps supplied by the preparatory machine are provided with an unwinding direction in the ejected unwinding direction other than is required in the downstream combing machine. It is therefore necessary to rotate the wound lap (e.g. by 90° or 180°), with the division of a winding group being maintained.

Abstract: One or more tissue web rolls are transferred from the core shaft on which they are carried by an apparatus that includes a roll change tube that is moved into coaxial alignment with one end of the core shaft and engages the end of the shaft to support it. A pusher device pushes the tissue web rolls from the core shaft onto the roll change tube. The roll change tube is then pivoted to move the roll change tube away from the core shaft to position the tissue web rolls for delivery to a downstream process, and simultaneously a core change tube is moved into coaxial alignment with the core shaft so that new cores can be pushed from the core change tube onto the core shaft.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for forming and ejecting logs from the winding cradle of a surface-driven rewinder comprising a winding cradle formed by a plurality of parallel rollers having gaps there between and wherein at least one of the rollers is moveable relative to the others thereby forming first and second gaps of variable length. The rewinder further includes a first driver that is operatively connected to and controls the rotational speed of at least one of the rollers, and a second driver that is operatively connected to and controls the rotational speed of at least one of the rollers, and wherein the rollers driven by the first driver are different than the rollers driven by the second driver. The rotational speed and/or direction of one or more of the rollers can be varied whereby a log of sheet material formed within the winding cradle can be ejected through either the first or second gap.

Abstract: Process and apparatus for producing paper reels from a paper web. The process includes calendering the paper web, longitudinally cutting the paper web into partial webs, and winding the partial webs into paper reels. The calendering, longitudinal cutting, and winding occur on-line and without intermediate winding. The apparatus includes a paper machine, a calender, a longitudinal cutting device, and a reel winding device. The paper machine, the calender, the longitudinal cutting device, and the reel winding device are successively arranged in a web run direction.

Abstract: A method of forming sheet rolls made of a heat transfer recording sheet having a transfer ink layer on a surface of a base by winding the recording sheet around the outer peripheries of a plurality of cores. The method includes supplying a web heat transfer recording sheet, cutting a portion thereof corresponding to a region between two adjacent sheet rolls to form cut ends, placing a non-adhesive waste sheet and a pair of adhesive tapes attached to the waste sheet ends between the transfer recording sheet, the tapes having an adhesive portion, an outside-exposed portion, and a portion attached to a cut end of the recording sheet, winding the sheet around a core outer periphery, positioning the waste sheet between winding apparatus and a discharging portion, and cutting the waste sheet so positioned.

Abstract: One or more issue web rolls are transferred from the core shaft on which they are carried by an apparatus that includes a roll change tube that is moved into coaxial alignment with one end of the core shaft and engages the end of the shaft to support it. A pusher device pushes the tissue web rolls from the core shaft onto the roll change tube. The roll change tube is then pivoted to move the roll change tube away from the core shaft to position the tissue web rolls for delivery to a downstream process, and simultaneously a core change tube is moved into coaxial alignment with the core shaft so that new cores can be pushed from the core change tube onto the core shaft.

Abstract: The invention is a centerwinder for receiving and winding web material sequentially on one of at least two fixed shafts. The two or more shafts are desirably positioned vertically to one another in a stationary structure and eliminate the need for a powered turret assembly. A lay-on roll assembly can be used that pivots in and out as well as up and down for serving the respective shaft locations. A cylinder linkage provides the same or constant force against the winding roll on either the upper or the lower shaft. Transfer rolls in desirable embodiments are automatically pivoted into the proper position for a fully automatic transfer or to assist the operator during a manual cut and transfer.

Abstract: A reel winding arrangement includes a contact roller, first and second winding position groups located on a first and second sides of the contact roller, and a core feeding device which includes a longitudinal transport device and a core moving device. The core moving device also includes at least one carrier arrangement positioned to extend over an axial length of said contact roller and at least one pivotable holding arm. A method of winding reel cores includes forming first and second winding positions on first and second sides of a contact roller, loading a plurality of reel cores on a longitudinal transport device, and pivotably feeding the plurality of reel cores from the longitudinal transport device to one of said first winding position and said second winding positions.

Abstract: A device for winding webs of fabric into a lap, arranged on a lap rod, with a machine frame, a lap carrier which can move to and from with respect to the machine frame between a winding position and an unloading position and is provided with receiving mechanism for the two ends of the lap rod, which have positioning guides which position the lap rod in the winding position of the lap carrier in a winding rotational position, and with securing elements which secure the lap rod, in the winding position of the lap carrier, against any movement out the positioning guides.

Abstract: A sheet roll forming system for forming sheet rolls by winding a heat transfer recording sheet around an outer periphery of a plurality of cores including a core supplying apparatus and a sheet roll discharge apparatus. The core supplying apparatus includes a cantilever shaft supporting the cores, a tray below the shaft and movable up and down in a direction of the shaft, and core stoppers on the tray where the shaft is an air shaft that can increase in diameter when air is supplied from a charge and exhaust apparatus. The sheet roll discharge apparatus includes the shaft supporting rolls of the recording sheet on the cores, a tray below the shaft, and a stopper on the tray.

Abstract: For intermediate storage, printed products are often wound onto winding cores mounted on roll supports (3) with a horizontal winding axis. After intermediate storage the printed products are unwound again. For winding-up and unwinding, a roll support (3) is positioned in a winding station and when winding-up or unwinding is complete the roll support (3) is replaced by another one. In order to serve an arrangement of winding stations (W) and storage positions (L) for roll supports (3) efficiently and possibly in a fully automated manner on as little space as possible and with an orientation of winding stations (W) and storage positions (L) substantially freely adaptable to given conditions, a manipulator (1) is used for manipulation and transport of the roll supports (3). This manipulator is movable in x-, y-, and z-directions and rotatable around a vertical rotation axis. It includes at least two coupling part (2) arranged around the vertical rotation axis with an angle of 90° between them.

Abstract: A reel-up in a paper machine has two primary arms, each of which has an elongate beam that is pivotably journalled on stand members in the reel-up, and a carriage that is displaceably journalled on the beam and has a gripper on its side that faces the surface winding drum for gripping a reeling drum collected from a top drum stock. Each beam has a free end located at a lesser distance from the pivot axis of the primary arm than the distance between the pivot axis and the empty reeling drum located in the drum stock. Each carriage can be displaced outwards from the beam so that the gripper is beyond the free end of the beam at a distance from the free end so as to assume a position for receipt of a reeling drum.

Abstract: Process and winding machine for the continuous winding of a web of material onto a reel spool to form a reel. The process includes forming a winding nip between a peripheral zone of a reel drum the reel, guiding the material web over the peripheral zone of the reel drum, positioning the reel in a secondary zone, and displacing and pressing the reel drum against the reel in the secondary zone. In this manner, one of control and regulation of a linear force in the winding nip occurs through the displacement of the reel drum.