What are the Basics of Web Handling Processes?
Many finished goods are manufactured from one or more wide continuous flexible rolls of prefabricated material known as a web. Web materials can include thin plastics, paper, metal sheets, plastic films, foil, textiles, or other materials. Converting refers to processes that permanently alter web materials into an intermediate product for subsequent processing or a final product delivered in many forms. Common converting processes include coating, plating, laminating, extrusion, calendering, stamping, embossing, cutting, and slitting.