Web transfer device with vacuum hood and methods for web transfer

A method for transferring a web in a continuous web process line, the method comprising:

• providing a web transfer device for a multiple turret winder, the transfer device comprising a web delivery assembly comprising at least one web delivery roll, a core transfer assembly comprising at least two core receiving structures;
• and a web transfer assembly configured to receive a web from the web delivery assembly and configured to communicate with the core transfer assembly, the web transfer assembly comprising a frame and lay-on roll moveably positioned relative to the frame, the web transfer assembly comprising a vacuum hood assembly moveably positioned relative to the frame, the vacuum hood assembly having cutting device mounted therein;
• a pivot assembly for pivotally mounting the vacuum hood assembly to a carriage;
• at least one chamber defined within the vacuum hood assembly;
• the at least one chamber having a first inlet defined by a first suction holding surface, the first suction holding surface has a first plurality of holes extending therethrough;
• and
• the at least one chamber having a second inlet defined by a second suction holding surface, the second suction holding surface has a second plurality of holes extending therethrough;
• stopping the web on one of the at least two core receiving structures;
• holding the web with at least one of the first or second suction holding surfaces;
• cutting the web with the cutting device to create a leading edge and a trailing edge;
• releasing the trailing edge from the at least one of the first or second suction holding surfaces;
• securing the leading edge, via the at least one of the first or second suction holding surfaces, to another of the least two core receiving structures.