Patent ID: 8436272

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a linear axis, including a first motor, mounted to a web processing machine; a carriage adapted to linearly move on the linear axis, wherein the first motor is configured to move the carriage; a rotary axis, including a second motor, connected to the carriage; a mount connected to the rotary axis, wherein the second motor is configured move the mount about the rotary axis and the mount is adapted to mount web processing equipment to process web; and a controller adapted to control the first motor and the second motor to move the mount between at least two web processing stations on the web processing machine, wherein in moving the mount between at least two web processing stations, the controller is adapted to execute a plurality of moves using the first motor in conjunction with a plurality of moves using the second motor according to a motion profile to avoid interferences on the web processing machine while moving the mount between the at least two web processing stations.