International Wheel & Tire Company

International Wheel and Tire, Inc.

Erik L McClain

Peter L Gross

Patrick W Zoller

Marc A Walters

Kristopher J Walters, Jr

Jeffrey N Skomski

Kevin R Kerwin

Todd Allen Campbell

Netresh U Rege

A feed and cutting unit for selectively cutting and dispensing individual weight material segments from a common strip of backing material is disclosed. The feed and cutting unit comprises a feed assembly, a sensor and a cutter member. The feed assembly includes a drive roller and a follower roller that frictionally engages first and second surfaces of a strip of weight material to selectively move the strip of weight material to a cutter member. The sensor is connected to a controller and measures an amount of segmented weight material on the backing material as the strip of weight material moves past the sensor. The cutter member is actuated to separate weight material segments from the backing material by cutting at least a portion of the backing material in a gap disposed between adjacent segments. Weight apply devices that receive the segments for application to an imbalanced member, are also disclosed.

Weight material cutting, dispensing and applying systems

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Livonia, MI, United States of America

Erik L McClain