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T J Walker Associates Inc
T J Walker Associates Inc
Timothy J. Walker
tjwalker@tjwa.com
(651) 686-5400 Office (651) 249-1121 Mobile (866) 572-3139 Fax
Kevin A. Cole
kevin.cole@optimation.us
(585) 321-2325 Office
WEBHANDLING.COM
OPTIMATION.US
AIMCAL.ORG
Nip Roller Workshop: Seminar Nip Roller System Design Nip Roller Pressure Wrinkling and Lateral Control Driving and Tensioning Lamination and Curl
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RP-2
Nip Roller Workshop: Seminar Nip System Design: What is the best right rubber hardness and roller geometry for your process? How do you align nip rollers? What is the best way to controlling nip loads?
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RP-4
Nip Roller Workshop: Seminar Nip Roller Pressure: What is the pressure between nipped rollers? How is a nip footprint measured and why? How is nip pressure measured? What are the common causes of pressure variations? (and what are the remedies?)
Lab #1 Measuring Nip Footprint and Pressure Uniformity
TJWalker+Associates, Inc., Copyright 2009 www.webhandling.com RP-5
Nip Roller Workshop: Seminar Wrinkling and Lateral Control: Can uneven nip loading cause lateral shifting of the web? Why causes wrinkling at nipped rollers? What are the best remedies to prevent wrinkling at nips?
Lab #2 Measuring Lateral Motion and Creating Wrinkles from Uneven Nipping Lab #3 Baggy Webs and Nips
TJWalker+Associates, Inc., Copyright 2009 www.webhandling.com RP-6
Nip Roller Workshop: Seminar Driving and Tensioning: What are the best practices in driving nipped rollers? How does nip load change web tension or speed?
Lab #4 Process Speed / Feed Variations and Nips
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RP-7
Nip Roller Workshop: Seminar Laminating and Curl: What is the cause of curl in laminates? How does nipped roller system design and geometry affect curl?
Lab #5 Curl Induced by Nip Roller Systems
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RP-8
Nip Roller Workshop: Seminar Nip System Design: What is the best right rubber hardness and roller geometry for your process? How do you align nip rollers? What is the best way to controlling nip loads?
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RP-9
LNIP LCYL
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RP-10
D1 = diameter W1 = width tS1 = shell thickness tC1 = covering thickness EC = cover modulus/hardness n = cover Poissons ratio journals, crowning?
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D2 = diameter W2 = width tS2 = shell thickness tC2 = covering thickness journals, crowning?
RP-11
LNIP LCYL
N ! FNIP w
TJWalker+Associates, Inc., Copyright 2009 www.webhandling.com RP-12
FN ! F1 F2 s Weff
w F1
N ! FN / w
F2
F1 = Force applied to side 1 of nipping roller F2 = Force applied to side 2 of nipping roller Weff = Effective roller weight on nipping load
TJWalker+Associates, Inc., Copyright 2009 www.webhandling.com RP-13
N ! FN / wroller
N ! FN / wweb
Tension & Speed: Tension control in Tension control out Nip system speed or torque control Process velocity
Geometry: Span length in Span length out Pre-nip wrap angle (on rigid or compliant roller?) Post-nip wrap angle (on rigid of complinat roller?)
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