Optimation Testing, Comparing Smooth, Spiral Grooved, and WINertia AV

Serious engineering and breakthrough product advances require stringent testing to refine and improve the design. That is why we've teamed up with the knowledgeable staff at Optimation's Media Conveyance Facility in Rochester, NY.

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Videos Demonstrate WINertia AV Advantage

Componex has been working with Optimation in order to test the effectiveness of the WINertia AV™ product line as traction rollers. The following videos were created to demonstrate how a smooth or spiral grooved roll compares to the traction of the WINertia AV™.

Traction is lost when a layer of air forms between the web and roller. It is essential to provide an adequate space for the air to go, which allows the web to remain in contact with the roller. You can see how this impacts the difference in web to roller speeds. In these videos, the numbers you see on the right are the roller speeds and the left are the web speeds.

Smooth Roller A smooth roll can lose traction at low speeds. In this video, watch as the web speed accelerates to 1900 FPM,the roll starts to lose traction around 400 fpm.

Spiral Groove Many people feel that spiral grooving a roll will eliminate air entrainment and spread the web. In this video, watch as the web speed accelerates to 1900 FPM, the roll starts to lose traction at 750 FPM.

WINertia AV The deep longitudinal grooves of the WINertia AV™ give the entrained air adequate room to be "parked" and allow the web to maintain traction with the roller. As you can see in this video, the WINertia AV™ roller stays at web speed through full acceleration.

Improve Production Performance

Optimation's knowledgeable staff and Media Conveyance Facility is a great resource for us. We felt so strongly about the benefits that we want to share this information with our customers.
Optimation can work with you to improve your web handling processes, improve your roll-to-roll products, or performance-test your equipment. Testing and Analysis can be done at your facility or at their well-equipped Media Conveyance Facility in Rochester, NY.
Here are a few examples of what Optimation offers:

• Process Improvements: Evaluate/troubleshoot existing process capability, recommend improvement options, model and test selected upgrades.
• Equipment implementation or improvements: Optimation has a team with over 40 years experience in the design and building of manufacturing equipment. They have the capabilities to engineer, design, build, and install equipment in manufacturing facilities.
• OEM Supplier's Equipment Performance Testing: Products are tested under actual production conditions in Optimation's unique facility to examine performance levels of critical machine parameters, and evaluate web-produced products.

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