摘要 |
Apparatus for automatically polishing run-out table rolls (111), comprising: (a) run-out table polisher take-up reel (100) operatively connected to a carrier belt (104) having abrasive material (106) affixed thereto; and (b) control means for paying out and then retrieving the carrier belt onto the run-out table in response to one or more permissive signals (229) indicative of the operational status of the run-out table. A method of automatically polishing run-out table rolls, comprising: (a) receiving one or more signals indicative of the operational status of a run-out table; (b) processing the signal(s) to determine whether a permissive condition for polishing the run-out table rolls exists; (c) in response to a determined permissive condition, paying out from a take-up reel (100) a carrier belt (104) having abrasive material (106) affixed thereto; and (d) retrieving the carrier belt onto the take-up reel. |