The design and fabrication of a Transverse Directional Orienter thread-up device was posed. Three designs were developed using functional decomposition and decision matrices. Prototype development was waived to investigate the feasibility of using air knives to push webbing across a tabletop. A test rig was developed to evaluate the effects of variables on the web travel distance. Air knives were determined to be a viable method for pushing webbing over a tabletop. Web behaviors were identified that warrant future investigation.

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Creator

• Baillio, Tim Eric
• Martin, David Michael
• Bordeaux, Jean-Noel

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01C013M

Advisor

• Cobb, Eben C.
• Ault, Holly Keyes

Year

• 2001

Sponsor

• Parkinson Machinery and Manufacturing Corporation

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright