BST web-guiding system is upgraded

April 21, 2020
New controllers for SmartGuide allow faster setup and more efficient operation.

SmartGuide The SmartGuide modular web-guiding system from BST eltromat International GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany, comes in a wide variety of configurations to meet most web-guiding needs. A typical application is making sure that moving blown film doesn’t oscillate and is positioned correctly to be rolled up tightly.

What’s new? The company’s ekr CON 600 and ekr CON 600 net controllers; the latter features a fieldbus network connection. BST debuted the new controllers at K 2019.

Benefits Faster setup and more efficient operation of the SmartGuide system. Additionally, the fieldbus network connection allows users to employ information provided by the web-guiding system to optimize their entire process.

BST North America Inc., Madison, Wis., 608-223-0625, www.bst-northamerica.com