Patent ID: 8631925

Claim:
A roll stand assembly for processing a sheet product, the roll stand assembly comprising: a frame; a plurality of rolls operatively positioned on the frame so as to define a plurality of nip locations between cooperating pairs of the rolls, the plurality of rolls comprising: a) a first roll with a first axis; b) a second roll with a second axis; and c) a third roll with a third axis, the first, second, and third axes substantially parallel with the plurality of rolls operatively positioned on the frame, two of the rolls relatively repositionable by guided relative movement therebetween along a first path to vary a gap between the two rolls, the two rolls relatively repositionable by guided relative movement therebetween along a second path that is different than the first path to vary the gap between the two rolls; and a control system through which the two rolls are relatively repositioned by causing guided relative movement between the two rolls in the first and second paths.