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72.1
72.2
Web Handling
In-plane (bending)
Path control Web breaks Wrinkles
Out-of-plane (twisting)
Web damage/breaks at edges Center wrinkle
Offset Centerlines
Guide runs off center Web runs off center
72.3
Pi Tape
Square
There is no squaring tool Parallelism Problems
1
Doesnt help square vertical spans (1-2 and 3-4) Accumulation of error
72.6
Optical Tooling
Baseline Installation
Alignment means
Establishing offset centerline for alignments Look for monuments (small plugs) in floor
Centerline Survey
Alignment means
Level, Square, AND Middle of Rollers on Same Centerline
Laser Trackers Laser Shaft Alignment The standard for motor to roller alignment Gyroscope
Maintenance
Remove Excess Rollers Roller Maintenance Dowel/Mark
Dowel Pin
Align Crew
Shear Ledge
Dunn, Jim M. Precision Alignment of Winders. Tappi J., vol 79, no 6, pp 67-71, June 1996 Williams, Fritz (OASIS). Alignment Methods and Best Practices for Cost Effective Alignment 72.12 of Production Equipment. AIMCAL AWEB, Charlotte, May 7-10, 2006
Alignment Challenges
Bearing Housings
At an angle Bolt bound designs (e.g., match drilled frames) No shear ledge
Alignment
No line of sight Flimsy floors Hand tools
Procedural
Lack of guidance
Which rollers How close
Rollers - General
Flimsy frames Flimsy foundations Loose mounting
Rollers Specific
Pivoting / translating Skewable Curved axis (bowed spreaders) Segmented
Special
Foil Close packed rollers Narrow rollers (wheels)
72.13
Review Questions
Why might we need to align? What are the instrument based definitions of alignment? What are the common measures of misalignment? What are the common realignment instruments?
72.14
Review Answers
Why might we need to align?
Path, web breaks, wrinkling
Questions?