Method for controlling the feed of semifinished products in a tyre building process, said method comprising: feeding a semifinished product (10) into a building station (30) adapted to build, through said semifinished product (10), a structural component of a tyre; performing, in an acquisition zone (AZ), a verification to verify the presence of at least one defect of said semifinished product (10); generating a notification signal (NS) as a function of said verification; activating, as a function of said notification signal (NS), a discard device (60), configured for discarding at least one portion of said semifinished product (10) comprising said at least one defect.

Method for controlling the feed of semifinished products in a tyre building process, said method comprising: feeding a semifinished product (10) into a building station (30) adapted to build, through said semifinished product (10), a structural component of a tyre; performing, in an acquisition zone (AZ), a verification to verify the presence of at least one defect of said semifinished product (10); generating a notification signal (NS) as a function of said verification; activating, as a function of said notification signal (NS), a discard device (60), configured for discarding at least one portion of said semifinished product (10) comprising said at least one defect.

A position of a band-shaped glass film (1) conveyed downward in a vertical direction is detected by a detection unit (21), and the conveyance speed of each of a plurality of conveyance devices (10, 11, 12, and 14) provided in a horizontal conveyance path (R2) is controlled based on detection data in the detection unit (21). Under a condition that, of the plurality of conveyance devices (10, 11, 12, and 14), the conveyance device (10) located on a most upstream side is defined as an upstream side conveyance device, and the conveyance devices (11, 12, and 14) on a downstream side of the upstream side conveyance device (10) are defined as downstream side conveyance devices, an upper limit and a lower limit are set to the conveyance speed of each of the downstream side conveyance devices (11, 12, and 14).

Systems for providing efficient manufacturing of sheet or box structures, corrugate sheets, or other products of varying size and structure often with pre-applied print (“pre-print”) are provided herein. The systems include various features and modules that enable automated control of the corrugator, including the knives, slitters, scorers and cut-to-mark detection system(s), are contemplated. Colored markings may be used to indicate an order change section between two order sections of a roll plan for the manufacturing process. The colored markings are detected as the corrugator runs and, once detected, a controller determines a next set of order instructions—e.g., to match the upcoming order. Thus, an order change may occur, thereby enabling automated control of the corrugator based on the new order instructions. Computer readable markings may enable checking of the actual position in the roll plan to an intended position, enabling stopping or changing of the corrugator operation if needed.

A device for dispensing a roll of sheet stock material includes a first pair of rollers. The first pair of rollers is driven by an electric motor. The first pair of rollers is configured to receive expandable slit paper between the first pair of rollers. The first pair of rollers is configured to modify a force of friction applied to an outer surface of the expandable slit paper.

A device for dispensing a roll of sheet stock material includes a first pair of rollers. The first pair of rollers is driven by an electric motor. The first pair of rollers is configured to receive expandable slit paper between the first pair of rollers. The first pair of rollers is configured to modify a force of friction applied to an outer surface of the expandable slit paper.

A motor controlling system is disclosed. The motor controlling system is integrated in an apparatus having roll-to-roll mechanism, and comprises a linear light source, N number of cameras and a modular electronic device. When a roll of continuous web material is discharged by an unwinding unit of the roll-to-roll mechanism so as to be further transferred to an inspection unit, the cameras are controlled by the modular electronic device to capture a plurality of time-consecutive material image frames. Subsequently, the modular electronic device conducts a defection inspection for a segment of the continuous web material by applying an image process to the material image frames. As a result, in case of there being at least one defect found, the modular electronic device stops a plurality of motors of the apparatus from running, thereby making the segment of the continuous web material be positioned on an inspection platform.

A motor controlling system is disclosed. The motor controlling system is integrated in an apparatus having roll-to-roll mechanism, and comprises a linear light source, N number of cameras and a modular electronic device. When a roll of continuous web material is discharged by an unwinding unit of the roll-to-roll mechanism so as to be further transferred to an inspection unit, the cameras are controlled by the modular electronic device to capture a plurality of time-consecutive material image frames. Subsequently, the modular electronic device conducts a defection inspection for a segment of the continuous web material by applying an image process to the material image frames. As a result, in case of there being at least one defect found, the modular electronic device stops a plurality of motors of the apparatus from running, thereby making the segment of the continuous web material be positioned on an inspection platform.

A transport system includes a transport device and a peeling device. The transport device includes: a transporting belt including an adhesive layer and configured to transport a medium affixed to the adhesive layer; a heating unit configured to be able to heat the adhesive layer; a driving unit configured to drive the transporting belt; and a control unit including a detector configured to detect a load of the driving unit, the control unit being configured to control the driving unit and the heating unit. The peeling device is configured to peel the medium from the transporting belt. The detector is configured to be able to detect the load of the driving unit when the medium is peeled from the transporting belt by the peeling device, and the control unit controls the heating unit on the basis of a detection result from the detector.

To prevent a failure or the like caused by winding of a tape in a reverse direction to a proper direction, a paper sheet circulation device includes a travelling-direction mark having a pattern that is formed along a travelling-direction of a detection tape and indicates the difference of the travelling-direction of the tape, and a sensor module that detects the travelling-direction mark and outputs a detection signal. The paper sheet circulation device determines a travelling-direction of the tape from a pattern signal in accordance with the travelling-direction of the tape acquired on the basis of a temporal change of the detection signal, and determines a winding direction of the tape on a drum from the travelling-direction of the tape and a rotation direction of the drum.