Apparatus and method for carrying out measurements on a bobbin of sheet material.

摘要

An apparatus and method for automatically stripping sheet material from a bobbin, measuring characteristics of the material and labelling the bobbin. The apparatus includes pick-up means (1) for securing a layer of the material and picking-up the secured portion (35) from the bobbin. Threading means (11) threads the secured portion and contiguous portions (36) of the material through measurement means (5,6,7). The threaded material is engaged by engaging means (8,9) and passed through the measurement means. The measurement means measures characteristics of the material.