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All Quick Start Guides (54)
Splice Detection
Detect splices on a moving web so your machine can react — reject product, slow down, alert operators, or log events.
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Splice Detection — Industrial Ethernet — 1DC Series
After completing this guide, your splice detection system will be installed, wired, and configured to automatically detect splices on your moving web — with detection events accessible from your PLC over Industrial Ethernet.
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Splice Detection — Industrial Ethernet — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your splice detection system will be installed, wired, and configured to automatically detect splices on your moving web — with detection events accessible from your PLC over Industrial Ethernet.
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Splice Detection — Digital Output — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your splice detection system will be installed, wired, and configured to automatically detect splices on your moving web — with detection events signaled via NPN digital outputs to your stacklight, buzzer, or PLC digital inputs.
Position Measurement
Measure edge, centerline, or contrast/line position on a moving web to monitor drift, feed back to a web guide, or trigger alerts.
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Position Measurement — Analog Output — SCU5
After completing this guide, wired to your SCU5 D+ controller with position output as a voltage or current signal for your PLC, drive, or display.
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Position Measurement — Industrial Ethernet — SCU5
After completing this guide, wired to your SCU5 C(x)D controller with position data available over Industrial Ethernet for your PLC.
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Position Measurement — Industrial Ethernet — SCU6x
After completing this guide, wired to your SCU6x controller with position data available over Industrial Ethernet for your PLC.
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Position Measurement — Industrial Ethernet — 1DC Series
After completing this guide, with position data from the 1DC Series sensor's built-in controller available over Industrial Ethernet for your PLC. No separate controller needed.
Web Width Measurement
Measure total web width using one or two sensors — monitor for quality, alert on tolerance violations, or feed back to upstream processes.
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Web Width Measurement — Analog Output — SCU5
After completing this guide, wired to your SCU5 D+ controller with web width output as a voltage or current signal for your PLC, drive, or display.
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Web Width Measurement — Digital Monitoring — SCU5
After completing this guide, wired to your SCU5 DIO controller with pass/fail monitoring output — width within tolerance, width too narrow, or width too wide — on 24V-compatible NPN outputs for your stacklight, alarm, or PLC.
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Web Width Measurement — Industrial Ethernet — SCU5
After completing this guide, wired to your SCU5 C(x)D controller with width data available over Industrial Ethernet for your PLC.
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Web Width Measurement — Digital Monitoring — SCU6x
After completing this guide, wired to your SCU6x controller with pass/fail monitoring output on NPN outputs, plus live width display on the controller touchscreen.
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Web Width Measurement — Industrial Ethernet — SCU6x
After completing this guide, wired to your SCU6x controller with width data available over Industrial Ethernet for your PLC.
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Web Width Measurement — Industrial Ethernet — 1DC Series
After completing this guide, with width data from the 1DC Series sensor's built-in controller available over Industrial Ethernet for your PLC.
Multiple Web Width Measurement
Measure multiple strips or lanes simultaneously — up to 64 lanes per controller. Verify slitting accuracy, monitor each lane in real time, and detect missing lanes or blade wear.
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Multiple Web Width Measurement — Industrial Ethernet — SCU6x
After completing this guide, wired to your SCU6x controller with per-lane width data for up to 64 lanes available over Industrial Ethernet for your PLC.
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Multiple Web Width Measurement — Digital Monitoring — SCU6x
After completing this guide, wired to your SCU6x controller with combined pass/fail monitoring output — all lanes within tolerance or any lane out of tolerance — on NPN digital outputs for your stacklight, alarm, or PLC.
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Multiple Web Width Measurement — Industrial Ethernet — 1DC Series
After completing this guide, with per-lane width data for up to 64 lanes from the 1DC Series sensor's built-in controller available over Industrial Ethernet for your PLC.
Intermediate Web Guide
Guide web to a precise position using an intermediate web guide with LHS actuators — a closed control loop (sensor → controller → actuator) that physically steers the web. Seven guiding modes, two controllers, all on Roll-2-Roll ODC Family sensors.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Edge Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your web runs with one edge held on target — the guide steers it back the moment it drifts.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Edge Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your web runs with one edge held on target — the guide steers it back the moment it drifts.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Center Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your web runs centered between its two edges — the guide holds the center as the edges wander.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Center Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your web runs centered between its two edges — the guide holds the center as the edges wander.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Line Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your web tracks a printed or physical line — the guide follows the line as it moves across the web.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Line Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your web tracks a printed or physical line — the guide follows the line as it moves across the web.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Contrast Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your web tracks a contrast boundary — a coating edge, color change, or stripe — and the guide follows it.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Contrast Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your web tracks a contrast boundary — a coating edge, color change, or stripe — and the guide follows it.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Master-Slave Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your slave web follows the master web's side-to-side position, keeping the two layers aligned.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Master-Slave Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your slave web follows the master web's side-to-side position, keeping the two layers aligned.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Open-Loop Oscillation — SCU5
After completing this guide, your web traverses steadily back and forth on a programmed oscillation, with no edge feedback.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Open-Loop Oscillation — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your web traverses steadily back and forth on a programmed oscillation, with no edge feedback.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Closed-Loop Oscillation — SCU5
After completing this guide, your web oscillates back and forth around a tracked feature, staying referenced to it as the feature moves.
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Intermediate Web Guide — Closed-Loop Oscillation — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your web oscillates back and forth around a tracked feature, staying referenced to it as the feature moves.
Unwind/Rewind Web Guide
Guide the web at the unwind or rewind by shifting the roll itself — high-thrust actuators move the heavy roll the moment the sensor sees the web drift. Seven guiding modes, two controllers, all on Roll-2-Roll ODC Family sensors. Installs the same way on a new stand or as a retrofit of an existing one.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Edge Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your web runs with one edge held on target — the stand shifts the roll back the moment the edge drifts.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Edge Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your web runs with one edge held on target — the stand shifts the roll back the moment the edge drifts.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Center Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your web runs centered between its two edges — the stand shifts the roll to hold the centerline as the edges wander.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Center Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your web runs centered between its two edges — the stand shifts the roll to hold the centerline as the edges wander.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Line Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your web tracks a printed or physical line — the stand shifts the roll to hold the line on target as it moves across the web.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Line Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your web tracks a printed or physical line — the stand shifts the roll to hold the line on target as it moves across the web.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Contrast Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your web tracks a contrast boundary — a coating edge, color change, or stripe — and the stand shifts the roll to hold it on target.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Contrast Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your web tracks a contrast boundary — a coating edge, color change, or stripe — and the stand shifts the roll to hold it on target.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Oscillation (Open Loop) — SCU5
After completing this guide, your roll traverses steadily back and forth on a commanded oscillation, with no web feedback.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Oscillation (Open Loop) — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your roll traverses steadily back and forth on a commanded oscillation, with no web feedback.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Oscillation (Closed Loop) — SCU5
After completing this guide, your web oscillates back and forth around a tracked feature — the oscillation rides on top of sensor guiding, staying referenced as the feature moves.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Oscillation (Closed Loop) — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your web oscillates back and forth around a tracked feature — the oscillation rides on top of sensor guiding, staying referenced as the feature moves.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Master/Slave Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your slave web follows the master web's side-to-side position — the stand shifts the roll to keep the two layers aligned.
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Unwind/Rewind Web Guide — Master/Slave Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your slave web follows the master web's side-to-side position — the stand shifts the roll to keep the two layers aligned.
Retrofit an Existing Web Guide
Retrofit a legacy or competitor web guide with a Roll-2-Roll sensor, controller, and actuator on your existing guide structure — a closed control loop (sensor → controller → actuator) that physically steers the web. The upgrade kit supplies the actuator; you reuse the existing frame and carriage. Five guiding modes, two controllers, all on Roll-2-Roll ODC Family sensors.
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Retrofit an Existing Web Guide — Edge Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your existing guide runs on Roll-2-Roll control with one web edge held on target — the new actuator steers the web back the moment it drifts.
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Retrofit an Existing Web Guide — Edge Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your existing guide runs on Roll-2-Roll control with one web edge held on target — the new actuator steers the web back the moment it drifts.
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Retrofit an Existing Web Guide — Center Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your existing guide runs on Roll-2-Roll control with the web centered between its two edges — the new actuator holds the center as the edges wander.
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Retrofit an Existing Web Guide — Center Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your existing guide runs on Roll-2-Roll control with the web centered between its two edges — the new actuator holds the center as the edges wander.
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Retrofit an Existing Web Guide — Contrast Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your existing guide runs on Roll-2-Roll control tracking a contrast boundary — a coating edge, color change, or stripe — and the new actuator steers the web to follow it the moment it drifts.
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Retrofit an Existing Web Guide — Contrast Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your existing guide runs on Roll-2-Roll control tracking a contrast boundary — a coating edge, color change, or stripe — and the new actuator steers the web to follow it the moment it drifts.
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Retrofit an Existing Web Guide — Line Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your existing guide runs on Roll-2-Roll control tracking a printed or physical line — the new actuator follows the line as it moves across the web.
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Retrofit an Existing Web Guide — Line Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your existing guide runs on Roll-2-Roll control tracking a printed or physical line — the new actuator follows the line as it moves across the web.
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Retrofit an Existing Web Guide — Master-Slave Guiding — SCU5
After completing this guide, your existing guide runs on Roll-2-Roll control with the slave web following the master web's side-to-side position — the new actuator keeps the two layers aligned.
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Retrofit an Existing Web Guide — Master-Slave Guiding — SCU6x
After completing this guide, your existing guide runs on Roll-2-Roll control with the slave web following the master web's side-to-side position — the new actuator keeps the two layers aligned.