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Nip Roller Mechanics

How Fast Do Rollers Transport Sheets?

Roller Materials

Effects of Tension and Friction

Pressure and Friction Forces in Nip

Edge Effects and Axial Variation

Conical Rollers for Edge Registration

Web Wrinkling

Single Sheet Transport

Closed Form Techniques for Predicting Paper Jams

Predicting Tip Speed Overdrive and Underdrive

When Linear Beam Formulas Break Down

General Sheet Mechanics

Advanced Modeling Techniques Using Non-linear FEA

General Sheet Properties

Feeding Mechanics

Pros and Cons of Existing Designs

Underlying Mechanics of Feeding

Sheet to Sheet Friction Variation

Feed Roller Loading

Feeder Acceleration and Velocity Profiles

 

Winding Mechanics (Optional)

Interlayer and Core Pressures in a Wound Roll

Tension Profiles within the Wound Roll

The Effects of Winding on Tension Profiles

Relationship Between Winding Tension and Pressure

Custom MathcadTM  Professional Simulations

Sheet Tip Sliding and/or Sticking Along a Frictional Channel

Prediction of Jam, Stall or Rollover Behavior

Inclusion of Gravity Forces

Prediction of Sheet Shape, Reaction Forces, Tip Speed

Prediction of Tip Release (From Stick to Slip) for Registration

 

 

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