Patent ID: 8864061

Claim:
A process for unwinding a parent roll into multiple product rolls comprising: unwinding a tissue web from a parent roll and conveying the tissue web on a web transport apparatus, wherein a plurality of winding modules are positioned adjacent to the web transport apparatus, each winding module containing a mandrel, wherein each mandrel is in operative association with a driving device for center driving and rotating the mandrel, the mandrels being consecutively positioned and fixed along the web transport apparatus; positioning a first mandrel adjacent to the web transport apparatus for engaging a leading edge of the tissue web so as to initiate winding of the web onto the first mandrel; after forming a first rolled product on the first mandrel, cutting the tissue web without interrupting the unwinding of the tissue web and the conveying of the tissue web on the web transport apparatus and thereby forming a new leading edge; positioning a second mandrel adjacent to the web transport apparatus for engaging the new leading edge of the tissue web so as to initiate winding of the web onto the second mandrel and thereby forming a second rolled product on the second mandrel without interrupting the unwinding of the tissue web.