MapleSim for Web Converting Systems
See the impact of changing web materials, line speed, or upgrading roller layouts on a virtual model - reducing the need for physical web line testing.
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transformative power
For decades, simulation has transformed the aerospace and automotive industries. MapleSim's web handling simulation tool brings that same transformative power to the roll-to-roll industry.
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Integrating simulation into your organization allows you to do business differently – driving innovation, fostering collaboration and unlocking know-how.
The MapleSim web handling simulation tool brings a set of modeling components to simulate roll-to-roll processes, helping you manage tensioning, optimize the web speed and reduce web slippage.
With MapleSim's simulation tool, you can:
- Gain comprehensive insight into the web tension of the entire web line. Find out how dynamic elements like dancers and accumulators, drives, and feedback controllers affect the system performance.
- Find issues, discover the root cause, and quickly and easily try out system modifications.
- Predict slippage, identify sensor and controller issues, discover and mitigate system resonances.
- Compare and optimize design modifications to find the best engineering solution to web handling challenges.
- See how changing material properties would affect the performance. Find out what to do to resolve any potential issues.
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Get fast answers to R2R operational questions
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Tension control is critical to achieving consistent performance and high-quality output in web handling. Read more to see how MapleSim’s web handling simulation tool help engineers model, analyze, and optimize roll-to-roll processes — delivering deeper insights, greater efficiency, and better product quality.
Simulating High-Speed Dynamics
Tension Control Strategies for Winder and Unwinder
Effective Dancers in Web Handling
Misalignment and Over-Tensioning
Lamination, Strains, and Curl
Eccentricity and Tension Variations
Unwanted Vibrations as a Cause for Tension Variation
Analyzing Bearing Losses in a Battery Machine
Battery Manufacturers
“Tension is the first thing we must get right.”
Neal Michel, technical advisor to The Association for Roll-To-Roll Converters (ARC)
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WHY WORK WITH MAPLESOFT?
You Can Count on Our Experience
- Dedicated engineers with proven modeling expertise.
- Decades of expertise driving simulation and computation in industries worldwide.
- Trusted partnerships with leaders in the web handling community and with industry organizations for converters, plastics, and battery manufacturing.
We Offer a Smooth Path to Get Started
- MapleSim software is quick to use, requiring low effort for team adoption.
- During a pilot project you will receive an initial model to build upon.
- Maplesoft has a full training library to support your engineers as they apply the advanced MapleSim modeling features.
We Are Building the Future
MapleSim for Web Converting Systems - Research Partnership Program. We support the next generation of engineers and the future advancement of converting and web manufacturing processes by offering our web converting software free for academic research.
Details and how to apply are available here
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