Useful Tips to Eliminate Brake Noise

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Whether Manufacturers like to admit it or not, Pneumatic Brakes can experience brake noise. The good news is, Montalvo manufactures the highest quality Tension Brakes in the industry and so it is very rare, and as mentioned below can also come from other environmental factors. But as rare as it is, when Pneumatic Brakes produce […]

The Importance of Tension Control

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Look around you, many of the products you see and use, are manufactured using some sort of tension control system. From your morning cereal packaging to the label on your water bottle, everywhere you look there are materials that depend on accurate tension control during the manufacturing process. Companies around the world know that correct […]

Montalvo Awarded Prestigious 2021 Exporter of the Year Award

Maine International Trade Center Award 2021

May 04, 2021, Gorham, ME, USA – Montalvo, international specialists in web tension control, has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Exporter of the Year Award from the Maine International Trade Center for outstanding commitment to strengthening Montalvo’s businesses through international markets. This award is a representation of the hard work the entire Montalvo team was […]

The Benefits of Tension Control in Mask, PPE and Nonwoven Production.

Nonwovens Surgical Mask

The year 2020 brought with it many events that no one could have foreseen. COVID 19 has affected every industry and changed the lives of millions of people around the world. This unique phenomenon caused a significant surge in the demand for masks, PPE, and other Nonwoven’s products. The exponential growth has strained manufactures to keep […]

What is an I/P Converter?

An I/P converter is a current-to-pressure transducer utilized in industrial control systems. It is a small module device used in applications to translate a current analog signal (I) into a pneumatic output (P). In other words, it takes electrical signals from a DC (direct current) signal and converts those signals into proportional pneumatic pressure. I/P […]

Web Guiding Systems and Principles

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Web guiding systems are necessary to properly align web material being transported through roll-to-roll converting machines. Without web guiding systems and principles a number of factors such as process variations in tension and speed, material property variations in regard to quality, improperly maintained machines, changes in traction and so on, can affect the proper alignment […]

Control Loop Systems and Components

Closed Loop Tension Control Chart

Industrial control systems are engineered and designed to provide control, process monitoring, and functions in manufacturing facilities. Control loop systems are implemented within industrial control systems to ensure the desired processes and functions are achieved. Consisting of numerous components, control loop systems utilize programmable software to command the many variables throughout industrial processes in order […]