Mark Breen, marketing manager for Dover Flexo Electronics (DFE) helps us better understand the tension control installation process, routine maintenance, and troubleshooting tips.
Q: What is included in a typical tension control installation?
A: Assuming that management will choose a tension control technology that employs direct tension sensing to achieve the most consistent and accurate running tensions, the typical tension control application that we encounter is at the starting end of the press (or whatever machinery we’re retrofitting). This is the unwind zone in most cases, before the first infeed nip of the press.