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Moving a giant paper roll.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...932#post175669
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...799#post179006
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...520#post231553
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...738#post216604
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...186#post214618
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...663#post205917

Saw something similar to that back in the 80's at the Columbus Dispatch Newspaper. They had a massive paper storage room with a similar system that moved rolls to the massive pressroom. Big paper rolls like that were then loaded into a rack that automatically feed them to the press. As the first roll ran low, the next roll was fed automatically to the press which never slowed down as one roll ran out and the next roll started.

Our system is very similar but our heaviest rolls are 60" diameter but only 6500 - 6800 lbs. We use paperboard stock and make bakery packaging. Our sheetfed Heidelberg press has a floor conveyor system that moves the rolls to the machine feed. The automatic splice roll stand (Martin Automatic) has an accumulator that allows for continuous run of the printer. The lead end of the incoming roll is fed into a device that holds it in position to splice to the end of the depleted roll. A piece of double sided tape is used to hold the two together through the press until the inline sheeter ejects the splice and surrounding sheets after they are printed. An HD forklift with a Cascade roll clamp is used to stack and store our roll stock. It's a really interesting process overall. If I get a chance, I'll post some videos.