Web thread-up on tissue converting equipment is one of the most important tasks an operator can perform.Traditionally,it is also inefficient,wasteful,and potentially dangerous.Why?The web thread-up procedure is well established and hasn't been deviated from in decades.The production line is slowed to a jog rate(about 5 m/min.)and operators are required to climb in and out of equipment to guide web tails along the web path in close range of moving-and therefore dangerous-parts.The process is slow and inherently risky; stressors that are amplified by the need to get the line restarted as soon as possible.Despite its flaws,manual web thread-up is the only possible solution for the need-or is it?Time,technology,and Korber Business Area Tissue innovations are challenging and changing this widely held belief.
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