In one example, a festoon system comprises a festoon module having a support assembly, and further comprises at least one upper sheave and at least one lower sheave, which are movable relative to one another by movement of at least one of the upper sheave or the lower sheave. At least one wire is configured to enter the festoon module at an entrance region, extend around a groove of the least one lower sheave and at least one groove of the at least one upper sheave, and then exit the festoon module at an exit region. A first coupling location of the support assembly is adjacent to the entrance region of the festoon module, and a second coupling location of the support assembly is adjacent to the exit region of the festoon module. Different modules are configured to be coupled to the second coupling location.

A film winding machine includes a main body and an automatic cutting-off roll-replacing mechanism. The main body has a winding reel, a standby reel, and an intermediate redirecting reel. The automatic cutting-off roll-replacing mechanism has a supporting frame which is fixed to the main body. The first swing unit is rotatably connected to the supporting frame along a forward direction. The first pressing roll abuts against one side of the standby reel. The second swing unit is rotatably connected to the first swing unit. The second pressing roll contacts the other side of the standby reel. The slicing unit is used to cut the film. The film is wound on a new standby reel, so as to complete tasks of automatically cutting-off and roll-replacing.

A reel handling robot for handling reels of web material, includes a movable arm carrying an end effector having a base, a reel picking tool, and a web gripping tool configured for gripping a head portion of a web on an outer surface of the reel.

A telescopic pneumatic linear actuator, particularly for unwinders with movable arms, includes a first annular cylinder, provided with a respective cavity, and a second annular cylinder, which can be inserted into and can slide within the cavity of the first annular cylinder and is provided with a respective cavity. The actuator also includes an annular piston, which can be inserted into and can slide within the cavity of the second annular cylinder. The first and second annular cylinders and the annular piston are provided with respective holes for the passage of a self-expanding spindle.

A plunger of a solenoid includes a pin member that moves in a groove portion of a link member in association with a displacement operation, the solenoid regulates the posture of a path switching member in a suction state, a contact surface that is an inner surface of the groove portion and with which the pin member comes into contact when the plunger moves in a suction direction is formed in a non-linear shape to have a first region extending in a first direction and a second region extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and an angle formed by the suction direction and the second direction is smaller than an angle formed by the suction direction and the first direction.

A tape connecting device (1) and a method for connecting a first tape to a second tape for providing a tape string. In the tape connecting device (1) when continuously conveying the first tape an end section of the first tape is connected to a start section of the second tape by an adhesive connection by a liquid (in particular water) arranged in a connecting section. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for connecting two tapes, a processing system and a use of a method. The inventive tape connecting device (1) and the method can in particular be used for a continuous provision of a security tape for a security document as a banknote.