Handling of flexible planar material

A method of handling a length of flexible planar material, comprises conveying the material ( 1 ) past a first contacting point ( 2 ), and applying a flow of fluid ( 6 ) to the material thereby applying a drag force on the material which induces a tensile force in the material with respect to the co...

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Hauptverfasser: THOMAS DAVID S, BENTLEY PHILIP G
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method of handling a length of flexible planar material, comprises conveying the material ( 1 ) past a first contacting point ( 2 ), and applying a flow of fluid ( 6 ) to the material thereby applying a drag force on the material which induces a tensile force in the material with respect to the contacting point. Apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.