World Class Development Equipment
The MCF has world class development equipment, including a thin web rewinder for very low tension, low traction experiments on ultra thin webs, a laminator used for combining and peeling of different webs, and a narrow width rewinder that rounds out our conveyance experimentation capability in width range of 1 to 5 inches.
Thin Web Rewinder
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- For very low tension, low traction experiments on ultra thin webs
- Maximum Web Width: 55 inches (1397 mm)
- Line Speed Capability: 2000 fpm (610 mpm)
- Web Tension Capability: 2-50 lbs
- Pressure roller winding: 5-50 lbs contact force range
- Can operate in rewind (unwind-wind) or endless band mode
- Capable of conveying fractional mil web thicknesses
- Low hysteresis float roller design for regulation of very low web tension
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Laminator
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- Used for combining and peeling of different webs
- Maximum Web Width: 14 inches (356 mm)
- Line Speed Capability: 175 fpm (50 mpm)
- Web Tension Capability: 1.5 lb/in (3.5 lb/in through nip)
- Nip Roller Capability: 5-100 lbs contact force range
- Readily configurable to multiple conveyance geometries
- Three independent drives: 2 winders/1 nip drive - braked unwinders
- Load cell control
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Narrow Width Rewinder
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- Rounds out conveyance experimentation capability in width range of 1 to 5 inches
- Maximum Web Width: 5.5 inches (140 mm)
- Line Speed Capability: 4000 fpm (1219 mpm)
- Web Tension Capability: 2-50 lbs (9-222 N)
- Pressure roller winding with 5-25 lbs contact force range
- Environmental chamber for studies at controlled temperature/ humidity conditions
- Breadboard design for maximum web path flexibility
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