What are the main design improvements Securitrack offers?

Highly accurate fault placement control

The automatic tension management system, in combination with the Printrack controller and unwind motor drive controller, provide the smoothest transition of tension in the unwind system in the industry. That means that the fault retrieval mechanism on the high-security module is under better tension control, leading to highly accurate fault placement control.

Front-supported idler system

Because the idler system is front-supported, it can be designed to incorporate characteristics which lead to less web flutter, bounce, tension and web elongation during operation. This is highly critical when monitoring images pixel by pixel.

Lower bearing friction and special tube design

We have also reduced idler inertia through special tube and bearing design for our high security module. This is essential to keep the web moving through the festoon at a desired tension without elongating or shortening (essential because a festoon requires multiple idlers, each of which can have a large impact on friction and inertia unless they are specially engineered not to do so). Virtually all competitors use standard bearings and idlers in their fault retrieval systems without taking friction or inertia into account.

Superior controls

Securitrack’s control system smoothly stops the unwind roll at the highest possible rate. In other words, it stops as fast as it can without cinching the unwind roll.