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Film edge detector compensates for dust.


An IR edge detector detector: see particle detector.  for opaque films and light nonwovens Nonwoven textiles are those which are neither woven nor knit, for example felt. General use hyphenates the word, but industrial use spells it as one word. Non-wovens are typically not strong (unless reinforced by a backing or densified).  has a new two-beam feature that compensates for dust. It's the only dynamically compensated IR edge detector on the market, says the supplier, AccuWeb Inc., Madison, Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed.
v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis.
. Normally IR sensors See IR detector.  must be kept very clean to be accurate, but this one uses one sensing beam to control the web edge, plus an independent reference head to monitor dust conditions. Subtracting the dust factor from the web signal ensures more accurate web position.

AccuWeb also introduced a wide-array IR edge detector, which provides up to 18.4 in. of detection range so web widths can be changed on the fly. Tel: (888) 422-2893 * www.accuweb.com
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Title Annotation:Extrusion
Publication:Plastics Technology
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 1, 2005
Words:115
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