Sinco-Guide Felt & Wire Guide

The Sinclair Sinco-Guide (roll guide) supports the paper machine roll bearing, and is used to guide and track paper machine wires, fabrics and felts.


Sinco-Guide Overall View


AUTOMATIC HORIZONTAL GUIDE

AUTOMATIC HORIZONTAL GUIDE

AUTOMATIC VERTICAL GUIDE

AUTOMATIC / MANUAL COMBINATION

DESIGN ADVANTAGES

  • Robust design for the paper machine harsh environment
  • Smooth low friction system
  • Direct acting positioning control provides fast and precise response
  • Minimal maintenance
  • Even load distribution
  • Easy parts replacement

DESIGN COMPONENTS

  • Stainless steel side plates and carriage
  • Linear shafts and anti-friction bearings are factory greased before  assembling the air and dust tight bellows protectors
  • Frictionless diaphragm air actuators
  • Pneumatic Sinco-Guide Controller (SGC) in stainless steel housing   provides      precision , automatic and continuous roll balance compensation
  • Stainless steel arm and palm
  • Stainless steel controller with adjustable mount
  • Controller air set includes a filter, standard regulator and high precision regulator

DESIGN CONFIGURATIONS

  • Automatic Horizontal — Mounts Horizontally,  Most Common configuration,  as shown in table
  • Automatic Vertical — Mounted Vertically
  • Manual — Manually Adjustable
  • Automatic & Manual Combination — Manual Guide piggybacked to an Automatic Sinco-Guide
  • Special Applications—Consult Sinclair for special requirements

See Sinco-Guide Application Data Sheet for required mill information for sizing and/or contact Sinclair International for assistance with Model Selection and Sizing.

Sizing considerations include:

  • Horizontal or Vertical
  • Full Roll Weight / Loading
  • Temperature
  • Fabric Speed / Tension
  • Automatic or Manual
  • Wrap Angles

AUTOMATIC HORIZONTAL SINCO-GUIDE

SINCO-GUIDE SGC CONTROLLER & COMPONENTS