Apparatus and process for winding webbed material upon cores

A system for winding webbed material upon cores in a continuous process, comprising:

• a plurality of elongated mandrels, the mandrels being adapted to receive cylindrical cores on their outer surface, the mandrels each having a first end and a second end, the cores having a circumferential surface on their outer periphery;
• a mandrel loading station adapted for receiving a plurality of individual mandrels and loading said mandrels with cores to form cored mandrels;
• a first conveyor for receiving and moving cored mandrels from the mandrel loading station to a web transfer station, the first conveyor engaging at least the first end of each cored mandrel;
• an adhesive application station positioned along the first conveyor between the mandrel loading station and the web transfer station, the adhesive application station being configured to apply an adhesive to the cores on each cored mandrel for affixing a webbed material to the cores;
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• wherein the transfer station is adapted to receive a roll of webbed material for being wound onto the cored mandrels on the first conveyor, the transfer station comprising a drive device positioned opposite the first conveyor, the drive device engaging the first end of the mandrels for winding the webbed material onto the mandrels and forming logs.

A system for winding webbed material upon a core of the cored mandrel comprising:

• a mandrel loading station comprising a moving mandrel rack, the mandrel rack comprising a plurality of retention devices for holding a corresponding plurality of mandrels;
• a core loading station positioned along the moving mandrel rack, the core loading station being adapted to engage a mandrel on the moving mandrel rack and load a core onto the mandrel;
• a first conveyor for receiving and moving cored mandrels between the mandrel loading station and a web transfer station;
• an adhesive application station positioned along the first conveyor between the mandrel loading station and the web transfer station, the adhesive application station being configured to apply an adhesive to the cores on each cored mandrel for affixing a webbed material to the cores;
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• wherein the transfer station is adapted to receive a roll of webbed material for being wound onto the cored mandrels on the first conveyor, the transfer station comprising a drive device for rotating the mandrels and winding the webbed material onto the mandrels and forming logs.