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Nim-Cor bowed rolls smooth out web wrinkles by inducing a spreading or widening action on a moving web of paper, film, textiles, etc. To obtain the best results, use the guidelines and installation suggestions below.

Perma-Bow™ Bowed Roll
Perma-BowPerma-Bow™
The Perma-Bow™ has a bow of fixed dimensions and is widely used where operating conditions remain fairly constant. The amount of bow depends on the web material, face width, tension and arc of contact between the material and the bowed roll.

Ajusta-Bow™
Ajusta-Bow™ Bowed RollBy virtue of the adjustable bow feature, the Ajusta-Bow™ enables the roll to be effective under a wide variety of operating conditions.

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BOW AND WRAP GUIDELINES
BOWED ROLL
APPLICATION
WRAP ANGLE
(DEGREES)
BOW
(% WORK FACE)
SLIT SEPARATION
FILM AND PAPER
30 - 150
0.5 - 0.75
WRINKLE REMOVAL
ON FILM
30 - 90
1.0 - 1.125
WRINKLE REMOVAL
ON PAPER
20 - 90
1.25 - 1.5
WRINKLE REMOVAL
ON TEXTILES
& NON WOVEN
45 - 120
2.0 - 2.5
TO INCREASE WIDTH
ON TEXTILES
& NON WOVEN
60 - 150
5 - 7
NOTE: CONSIDER DRIVEN ROLL IF BOW IS OVER 5%

 

diagram - lead in / lead out

diagram - Bow as Percentage of Workface

diagram - Wrap Angle description using Clock Face
diagram - Setting of Bow

diagram - Examples of Wrap Direction


diagram - to Tighten Center of Web


diagram - to Tighten Edges of Web

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