EoW January 2008

english corporate news

Laser scanner for technical college

Laser Design Inc has sold an SLP®-250 laser scanner to York Technical College in Rock Hill, near Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The company’s SLP laser scanners are fast, precise, lightweight, and USB compatible for plug-and-play convenience. Accurate to within ±12µ, the SLP-250 laser scanners are an excellent choice for 3D laser scanning of small parts. The York Technical College SLP-250 was retrofitted to a manual Mitutoyo CMM system. York Technical College is a community college with associate degree and certificate programmes. The Machine Tool Technology Department has built a worldwide reputation for excellence on the merits of its 3D centre’s cutting-edge equipment and in-demand graduates. York was the first school in North Carolina to be accredited by the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS). With more than 45,000ft², the department housed in the Institute for Manufacturing Productivity is home to many 3D measurement systems, including the new Laser Design laser scanner. Laser Design Inc, has been the leading supplier of ultra-precise, 3D laser scanning systems and services for more than 20 years. Used for capturing the 3D shape of objects with complex geometries and

The scanner installed at the college

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free-form surfaces, Laser Design’s Surveyor line of automated and portable scanning systems are ideal for 3D scanning applications involving inspection and reverse engineering of complex shaped plastic and metal parts. The company’s patented laser line-probe technology dramatically reduces scanning time by collecting data substantially faster and more accurately than conventional metrology technologies. Laser Design integrates Geomagic software with its laser scanners to provide complete solutions for reverse engineering and inspection applications.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company also has Regional Technical Services and Support Centers in Seattle and Detroit, and distributors throughout Europe and Asia. Laser Design also operates GKS Inspection Services (www.GKS.com), an in-house service bureau division offering complete 3D scanning, reverse engineering, and dimensional inspection services. Laser Design Inc – USA Fax : +1 952 884 9653

Email : laser@laserdesign.com Website : www.laserdesign.com

Looking forward after 50 years

50 years after it was founded, Danish-based cable solutions company Roblon is looking forward, not back, as it prepares to launch two new glass strength members and a new version of its high-speed, low-tension server for stranding aramid and glass yarns. Plans to expand its R&D departments are also high on the agenda for Roblon, whose team of designers and developers will be strongly represented on the company’s wire Düsseldorf stand. The first of the new products will be officially launched at wire Düsseldorf. Extremely flexible, soft and wear-resistant, the new Roblon Glass Flex Strand strength member for optical fibre cables is suitable for use in servers and stranding machines. A water-blocking version for dry optical fibre cables, Roblon WB Glass Flex Strand, will also be released in the spring. A new version of Roblon HSLT, a combined high-speed, low- tension server, will also be showcased at the Düsseldorf show. Operating at speeds of up to 400rpm, Roblon HSLT strands aramid and glass yarns around cable centres.

Danish-based Roblon was founded when a young fishing fleet owner in a small harbour town bought post-war surplus parachute cords on impulse, and then came up with the idea of selling the three-metre-long nylon fibres to fishermen who could use them to make uniquely strong trawler nets. When demand increased but surplus parachute supplies started to run out, he did research and development, bought his own braiding machines, and in 1957 opened his own manufacturing facility for making hard-wearing rope and industrial fibre products. 50 years on, Roblon A/S has a turnover of €30 million, is listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and employs 150 staff at three locations in and around Frederikshavn, the seaside town where it all began. Its industrial fibre product range includes glass and aramid strength members, standard and water-blocking binder yarns, tapes and ripcords. The range of machinery for high-speed, high-precision cable production includes servers, binders, pay-offs and winders. Roblon A/S – Denmark Fax : +45 96 20 33 99 Email : info@roblon.com Website : www.roblon.com

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EuroWire – January 2008