Patent ID: 7484686

Claim:
A process for adjusting a property of a web substrate forming a convolutely wound product, said process comprising the steps of: (a) providing a nip load profile; (b) providing a calender load profile; (c) providing a desired first physical characteristic of said web substrate in at least one location of said web substrate; (d) providing a desired second physical characteristic of said convolutely wound product; (e) winding said web substrate to form said convolutely wound product; (f) measuring an actual first physical characteristic of said web substrate at said at least one location; (g) comparing said actual first physical characteristic and said desired first physical characteristic; (h) adjusting said calender load profile according to said comparison of said actual first physical characteristic and said desired first physical characteristic; (i) measuring an actual second physical characteristic of said convolutely wound product; (j) comparing said actual second physical characteristic and said desired second physical characteristic; and, (k) adjusting said nip load profile according to said comparison of said actual second physical characteristic and said desired second physical characteristic.