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Knowlton Machine Engineering, Gorham, Maine 04038, Machine Shop, Fabrication Shop, Automation House

WEB HANDLING OF VIRTUALLY ANY MATERIAL TYPE ..........

Goal:	To manufacture a fully automated web handling system which could covert rolled stock into stacked sheets.
Challenges:	The material to be processed was thick, dense, rough, and subject to enormous process variations. The machine had to include an accumulator system so that the sheeting operation would not stop for roll loading. Due to material idiosyncrasies, cut sheets could had to be lifted and not slid over previously stacked sheets. The stacking tolerances for the cut sheets were very stringent due to international crating requirements.

Solution:	A fully integrated converting machine which unrolled non-woven material at one end, accumulated enough material in order to accommodate roll change-over times, pulled the web through a slitting station while measuring exact lengths, and then carried flat sheets of stock over a stacking station.
Result:	This customer was able to meet the need of foreign customers for the first time in its history.