TAPPI Press: The Ultimate Roll and Web Defect Troubleshooting Guide E-Book

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The Ultimate Roll and Web Defect Troubleshooting Guide E-Book

This is an updated and expanded electronic version of The Roll and Web Defect Terminology – 2nd Edition. This new electronic edition has allowed updating and expanding on defects commonly found in paper and paperboard products and in the production and converting of nonwovens, films and laminations.

The Ultimate Roll and Web Defect Troubleshooting Guide E-Book includes a glossary of more than 3,000 terms commonly used in the paper formation, polymer extrusion, coating, and converting industries. This glossary is the most extensive list of terms that has ever been compiled for these industries.

A valuable feature of this electronic reference tool is the chapter introductions written by the chapter champions. These include troubleshooting and problem-solving information, plus flow charts for the edge defect category. Following the cause-and- effect logic can help you look for similar happenings in your own process, and uncover the reasons behind a troubling production problem. This is a "must -have" communication tool for suppliers and their customers to assist in the identification and elimination of roll and web defects. This industry resource was written and edited by 22 industry experts with more than 500 years of web-handling and winding experience, along with 16 contributing editors. The e-book is broken into 10 chapters, including chapters on:

• Roll Defects – General Defects, Web Profile Defects, Edge Defects, and Wrinkling Defects
• Web Defects – Papermaking Defects, Calendering Defects, Coating Defects, Film Extrusion and Lamination Defects, Web Handling Defects, and Slitting Defects.

• A description of the defect
• An illustration of the defect
• The synonyms or "Also Known As" terms commonly used
• Cross references for these synonyms in index
• Common causes of the defect
• Common remedies of the defect
• Other sources of information published on the defect.

• "This is a must have communication tool for suppliers and their customers to assist in the identification and elimination of roll and web defects."
• "This e-book is not just a dictionary on defects, but also gives practical and logical advice on what the cause of the problem is and how to stop it."

The name of the new version was changed to The Ultimate Roll and Web Troubleshooting Guide E-Book to better reflect the usefulness of this tool. The electronic version, with its search capabilities, provides a modern format that makes this reference tool even more useful in winning the battle over roll and web defects.

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