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Techniques for Solving Converting Line Issues

With over 40 years in the web converting industry, Steve Lange of ProcessDev LLC shares real-world strategies for tackling production challenges focusing on quality, reliability, waste reduction, and throughput. From improving quality and reliability to reducing waste and boosting throughput, this session delivers actionable insights plus a look at how virtual experiments are transforming troubleshooting approaches.

Key Takeaways:

• Common web line problems like wrinkling, puckering, slippage, web breaks, training gaps, and throughput bottlenecks
• How to build and refine simulation models using first-principles equations, including tension, elasticity, and slippage
• Comparing traditional troubleshooting methods (e.g. physical trials and pilot line testing) with modern designed experiments
• How simulation-based virtual experiments help detect issues like roller slippage, laminate mismatch, and slack edges without disrupting production
• The power of hybrid modeling and digital twins to integrate simulation with real-time production data for smarter decision-making

This video was recorded at Converting Technology Showcase 2025 hosted by Maplesoft.

Language: English
Duration: 33 Minutes
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