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Practical guidance on roll hardness, winding quality, paper and board process variation, measurement methods and print-quality analysis from Tapio specialists.

Roll Hardness & Winding10 June 2026

Roll Hardness Profilers for Paper, Board, Films and Foils Compared

Compare roll hardness profilers for paper, board, films and foils by measurement speed, profile detail, data handling and suitable applications.

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Paper & Board Process Diagnostics4 June 2026

Hidden variations in paper and board machines: when online scanners miss the real variation

Learn why online scanners can miss fast MD/CD variation in paper and board machines, and how roll hardness and high-resolution Tapio analysis reveal the real cause.

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Measurement Technology & Analytics12 May 2026

Multiple Regression for Predicting Paper Basis Weight

A Tapio Measurement Technologies thesis study explores basis weight measurement using optical transmissivity and caliper data with regression analysis.

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Roll Hardness & Winding23 April 2026

Hidden roll defects are costing you more than you think

Hidden roll defects pass regular quality control but cause web breaks, waste and instability in converting. Learn how roll hardness profiling finds them.

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Roll Hardness & Winding26 March 2026

Using Hardness Variation (CV%) to Identify Defective Rolls

Learn how CV% from roll-hardness profiles helps identify inconsistent rolls, compare production quality and establish practical warning limits.

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Measurement Technology & Analytics26 March 2026

Continuous porosity profile measurement of paper, board and nonwovens

See how continuous porosity profiling reveals small-scale MD and CD variation in paper, board and nonwovens that spot measurements can miss.

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Roll Hardness & Winding15 January 2026

Reducing plastic film roll rejections with roll hardness profiling

A plastic film producer had about 25% of its rolls rejected in converting. Hardness profiles at the rewinder revealed a soft edge roll that visual checks missed.

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Paper & Board Process Diagnostics6 January 2026

How Tapio Analysis Helps Solve Barring Problems

How Tapio Analysis pinpoints the barring frequency in MD caliper data and traces it to the wet end, press section or coating by comparing sensor channels.

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Measurement Technology & Analytics26 November 2025

How Product Variations Can Cause Winder Vibration

Periodic thickness variation in paper can stack up in the roll and excite winder vibration. Findings from Tapio Analysis cases and research with Aalto University.

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Roll Hardness & Winding5 September 2025

Roll Hardness Profiles – What Can the Statistics Tell Us?

What mean, standard deviation, CV%, min, max and peak-to-peak tell you about a roll hardness profile, and how to use them to flag unevenly wound rolls.

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Paper & Board Process Diagnostics31 July 2025

Optimizing paper and board machine CD profiles with Tapio Analysis

True CD profiles measured from CD strips, without MD distortion, reveal localized profile defects, edge regions and excess basis weight that QCS scanners can miss.

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Measurement Technology & Analytics10 May 2025

Locate problematic machine elements using Tapio MD Analysis

Use MD spectral analysis to match periodic variation in paper and board to rolls, felts, wires and pumps, then narrow down the source with multi-sensor data.

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Roll Hardness & Winding10 May 2025

Hidden defects in rolls: a closer look with Tapio RQP Live

Three roll hardness profiling cases: hidden tension variation in plastic film, hardness following PE film thickness, and bagginess caused by soft edges in paper rolls.

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