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From: Dover Flexo Electronics
Contact: Karen Sylvestre (603) 332-6150; info@dfe.com
November 14, 1997

LOW-COST, AUTOMATIC TENSION CONTROLLER

Rochester, NH -- Dover Flexo Electronics, Inc. (DFE) announced the release of an updated version of its WebHandler^TM product, a low-cost automatic tension controller, to replace the existing WebHandler. For customers who desire the high-performance of Dover's SteadyWeb^TM Tension Controller in a low-priced, compact package, the new WebHandler is now available.

The WebHandler takes a tension signal from roll-mounted tension transducers in automatic or manual mode and reads out tension on an analog meter. Whether used in unwind, intermediate or rewind zones, the WebHandler can automatically maintain a pre-selected web tension set-point. When the control circuitry senses a change in web tension it sends a compensating signal to a tensioning device such as a pneumatic brake, clutch or a DC drive. Many options are available as add-ons.

Mark Breen, DFE's marketing manager, calls the product "a definite improvement over other low-cost, analog tension control devices on the market", and adds, "With its updated, compact design and lower price tag, the new WebHandler represents a greater value to users than its predecessor."

Standard features include:

• Choice of control output including 0-75 psi pneumatic, 0-90 VDC, 45 VDC, 24 VDC, and 0-10 VDC isolated and non-isolated;
• 0-10 Volts DC tension signal output
• Auto/Manual control mode
• Emergency Stop feature
• Analog meter with damping feature (Digital meter optional)
• Soft Start capability - activated by low tension or external switch

Contact Dover Flexo Electronics, 93 Pickering Road, Rochester, NH 03867 USA for more info. Tel/ 603-332-6150; Fax/ 603-332-3758; E-mail/ info@dfe.com; Internet/ www.dfe.com