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PFFC Magazine - Phoenix Rising

Posted by David Roisum on January 27, 2012
PFFC Magazine - Phoenix Rising
It’s said that bad news travels fast. Conversely, I’m hoping the great news that PFFC is back will travel at lightning speed. Many learned of the decision In late August 2011 that Penton Media had decided  to cease publication of Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC). The great n...

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Machine Builder Competence II

Posted by David Roisum on December 22, 2011
How to tell at a glance if your machine builder doesn’t know what they are doing: Lack of calibrated load cell readouts Lack of calibrated nip readouts Tension not steady
Posted in: Design, Nips, People, Tension/Drive Control, War Stories in Web Handling
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Machine Builder Competence I

Posted by David Roisum on December 20, 2011
Three simple (but surprisingly effective) ways to know whether your machine builder is competent: Fewest idler rollers Fewest idler roller diameters Fewest idler roller surface types
Posted in: Design, People, Rollers, War Stories in Web Handling
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Web Handling Requires Balls

Posted by David Roisum on May 15, 2011
Web Handling Requires Balls
We owe an enormous debt to Sweden, though it took 10 visits and 30 years to learn this.  It was some copious mix of arrogance and ignorance on my part to assume that the US is the web handling capital of the world from which flows the most important innovations. However, the most important web...

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Posted in: Design, History, People, Rollers
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The Best Floor Mats

Posted by David Roisum on February 3, 2011
The Best Floor Mats
A new game. Below is a picture of something like a gold-standard of design. Tell us why and win a private answer (via phone or email) on any web handling topic. Click on comment link below to enter your idea.

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The Best Operator's Chair

Posted by David Roisum on February 2, 2011
The Best Operator's Chair
A new game. Below is a picture of something like a gold-standard of design. Tell us why and win a private answer (via phone or email) on any web handling topic. Click on comment link below to enter your idea.

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The Best Control Panel

Posted by David Roisum on February 1, 2011
The Best Control Panel
A new game. Below is a picture of something like a gold-standard of design. Tell us why and win a private answer (via phone or email) on any web handling topic. Click on comment link below to enter your idea.

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Posted in: Design, People, Problem Solving, Tension/Drive Control
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Dr. David Roisum

Dr. Roisum is a well-known authority in the area of web handling and converting. He has authored seven books, including Winding, Rollers and Web-Handling and has coauthored or edited several others. He was a technical editor for Converting Magazine with a monthly column entitled "Web Works." An accomplished professional speaker and instructor, Roisum has been praised for his skill at translating highly technical information into a common sense practical reference. Dave has been honored by TAPPI with their Finishing & Converting Division Award, Thomas W. Busch Prize and Finest Faculty awards and is a TAPPI Fellow. Dave received his Ph.D. from the Web Handling Research Center where he later became an Industrial Advisory Board member.

Dave has worked for the Beloit Corporation as a designer of winding machinery and later as a manager of research, and for Kimberly-Clark as a converting expert serving all business units. He is now a principal of Finishing Technologies Inc., providing consulting services to more than 300 clients who convert or manufacture: paper, film, foil, nonwovens, textiles and many other materials. He has accumulated much practical experience working in nearly 1,000 plants over the course of more than three decades.