The invention relates to a transport device (10) for a beginning or an end of a web, comprising at least one driver (27) for a beginning or an end of a web (1). The transport device (10) is largely guided on a horizontal plane from a front region to a rear region of a system. The transport device (10) is to be improved such that smaller quantities of impregnated decorative paper can be produced with little complexity and minimum waste. For this purpose, the driver (27) comprises a plate-shaped magnet (22) which is guided below the web (1) during the operation of the transport device (10), extends over at least the width of the web (1), and interacts with a magnetizable sheet-metal plate (23) during the operation of the transport device (10), said sheet-metal plate being movable above the web (1) from a rest position into a holding position.

The invention relates to an unwinding system, an assembly and a method for unwinding a tire component from a stock reel and for outputting said tire component in a transport direction, wherein the unwinding system comprises a reel station, an output conveyor and a transfer device for transferring a leading end of the tire component from the reel station to said output conveyor, wherein the transfer device comprises a retaining member which is movable along a guide path between a pick-up position and a release position, wherein the retaining member comprises a retaining surface for releasably retaining the leading end of the tire component, wherein the transfer device further comprises an arm that is rotatable around the inverting axis for moving the retaining member along the guide path, wherein the retaining member is movable with respect to the arm in an extension direction perpendicular to the inverting axis.

The invention relates to a transport device (10) for a beginning or an end of a web, comprising at least one driver (27) for a beginning or an end of a web (1). The transport device (10) is largely guided on a horizontal plane from a front region to a rear region of a system. The transport device (10) is to be improved such that smaller quantities of impregnated decorative paper can be produced with little complexity and minimum waste. For this purpose, the driver (27) comprises a plate-shaped magnet (22) which is guided below the web (1) during the operation of the transport device (10), extends over at least the width of the web (1), and interacts with a magnetizable sheet-metal plate (23) during the operation of the transport device (10), said sheet-metal plate being movable above the web (1) from a rest position into a holding position.

A converting machine, or a machine for winding or unwinding a strip of material on coils or for converting coils of a material into smaller coils, is configured to process a delicate material. The machine includes a loading unit for loading a strip of material into the machine, an accumulation unit for accumulating the strip being processed, and a winding unit for winding the strip on a winding shaft to form respective coils, wherein the strip is moved along a path and the units are positioned along the path.

A converting machine, or a machine for winding or unwinding a strip of material on coils or for converting coils of a material into smaller coils, is configured to process a delicate material. The machine includes a loading unit for automatically loading a strip of material into the machine, an accumulation unit for accumulating the strip being processed, and a winding unit for winding the strip on a winding shaft to form respective coils.