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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2020
Curt G. Joa, Inc., Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Christopher J. Nelson, Plymouth, WI (US);
Jeffrey W. Fritz, Plymouth, WI (US);
Lloyd F. Kreif, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Phillip J. Kocken, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
CURT G. JOA, INC., Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for splicing comprises a first web support surface configured to support a traveling web thereon and a second web support surface configured to support a replacement web thereon. The first traveling web travels in a machine direction. The splicing assembly also comprises a first web sensor and a web joiner. A controller is configured to determine, via the first web sensor, a position of a trailing end of the traveling web and to, in response to determining the position of the trailing end, cause a leading end of the replacement web to be positioned adjacently to the trailing end. The computer is also configured to control the web joiner to create a joint coupling the trailing end to the leading end.