Patent ID: 8459586

Claim:
A method for rewinding a web material, said method comprising the steps of: disposing said web material on a winding spindle, said winding spindle being disposed upon and operatively associated with a winding turret; cooperatively engaging a contact roll with said winding spindle when said web material is disposed therebetween, said contact roll being disposed upon and operatively associated with said winding turret; determining a position of said contact roll relative to said winding spindle when said web is disposed therebetween; determining a known diameter growth of said web material disposed upon said winding spindle; providing an adjustable wind profile by comparing said position of said contact roll relative to said winding spindle with said known diameter growth; and, adjusting the position of said contact roll relative to said winding spindle as said web material is being disposed upon said winding spindle according to said adjustable wind profile.