A spindle mechanism of a winding machine includes a spindle box provided with a mounting hole; bearings respectively arranged at both ends of the mounting hole of the spindle box to form a front bearing and a rear bearing, the bearing comprises an inner ring and an outer ring; and a spindle, the spindle is arranged to pass through the mounting hole of the spindle box and is rotatably positioned on the spindle box by means of the bearings, and the number of the front bearings is the same as the number of the rear bearings, and the outer ring of at least one of the front bearing and the rear bearing is not restricted in an axial direction so as to form a free end.

A spindle mechanism of a winding machine includes a spindle box provided with a mounting hole; bearings respectively arranged at both ends of the mounting hole of the spindle box to form a front bearing and a rear bearing, the bearing comprises an inner ring and an outer ring; and a spindle, the spindle is arranged to pass through the mounting hole of the spindle box and is rotatably positioned on the spindle box by means of the bearings, and the number of the front bearings is the same as the number of the rear bearings, and the outer ring of at least one of the front bearing and the rear bearing is not restricted in an axial direction so as to form a free end.

A system for dispensing a flexible hose includes a hose dispensing carousel having a frame, a spool support plate rotatably mounted to the frame and having a plurality of spool axles for rotatably supporting a plurality of spools of hose, and a lock adapted to fix a position of the spool support plate relative to the frame in a plurality of discrete positions. The system further includes a guide defining an opening adapted to receive a free end of a hose held on one of the plurality of spools. The guide defines at least one rotatable bearing surface positioned at the opening, and is adapted to guide the hose toward a tool for performing a manufacturing operation on the hose.

A core member is provided for storing shrink film. The core member includes a plurality of rollers, each having a disc and a core extending upwardly from the disc. The plurality of rollers are aligned longitudinally along an axis and laterally along a plane. The plurality of rollers are rotatable to wind the shrink film about the rollers.

A core member is provided for storing shrink film. The core member includes a plurality of rollers, each having a disc and a core extending upwardly from the disc. The plurality of rollers are aligned longitudinally along an axis and laterally along a plane. The plurality of rollers are rotatable to wind the shrink film about the rollers.

An unpowered, manually operable apparatus for dispensing cushioning wrap material drawn concurrently from a roll of separator material and a self-contained cartridge that includes a roll of expandable sheet material. The rolls are supported on a stand for rotation about respective parallel, spaced-apart axes. In addition to the roll, the cartridge includes a tensioning assembly and support panels that abut respective ends of the roll. The tensioning assembly and the support panels cooperate with the stand to control rotational resistance of the roll. The rotational resistance causes the expandable sheet material to expand in length and thickness as it is manually pulled from the stand with the separator material, and support surfaces on the stand hold the cartridge and the separator roll in position. When the cartridge containing the expandable sheet material is depleted, the cartridge is readily removed and replaced.

An apparatus for retaining a utility reel on a horizontal shaft, said apparatus comprising a first rotational collar and a second rotational collar configured to be attached to the horizontal shaft on either side of the utility spool. The apparatus is held in place by set screws, the set screws typically being such that they cannot be removed without grinding or cutting so as to not vibrate loose while transporting said reel.

An apparatus supports a convolutely wound log of web material during cutting of the convolutely wound log, and includes a bottom support link operatively pivotally coupled to a support frame and a side support link operatively pivotally coupled to the support frame and the bottom support link. A flexible member operatively coupled to a distal end of the side support link extends tangentially from the side support link and curves away from the side support link and the bottom support link so that a portion of the flexible member is spaced away from the side support link and the bottom support link. The spaced away portion of the flexible member together with the side support link and the bottom support link at least in part define a support surface for supporting the convolutely wound log when the log is directed into the apparatus.

An apparatus supports a convolutely wound log of web material during cutting of the convolutely wound log, and includes a bottom support link operatively pivotally coupled to a support frame and a side support link operatively pivotally coupled to the support frame and the bottom support link. A flexible member operatively coupled to a distal end of the side support link extends tangentially from the side support link and curves away from the side support link and the bottom support link so that a portion of the flexible member is spaced away from the side support link and the bottom support link. The spaced away portion of the flexible member together with the side support link and the bottom support link at least in part define a support surface for supporting the convolutely wound log when the log is directed into the apparatus.

Medicine packaging apparatuses and methods for accurately determining a remaining sheet amount of a medicine packaging sheet are described. The apparatus includes: a roll support section to which a core tube of a medicine packaging sheet roll is attached; a sensor disposed in the roll support section for outputting a count value according to a rotation amount; a wireless reader-writer unit for writing information to a core tube IC tag and reading said information; an information generation section for generating information to be written to the core tube IC tag; a remaining sheet amount estimation section for estimating a current amount of remaining sheet based on the information and dimensional information of the core tube; and a controller which selectively performs an operation if a reference time-point count value is not yet written to the core tube IC tag and another operation if the count value is already written thereto.