EoW September 2013

Technical article

▲ ▲ Take-up/winding unit

The precision winding unit is fastened to the floor in front of the take-up and covers reel sizes from Ø650 to Ø2,600mm. It has a very compact footprint and, in most cases, it will be possible to position it inside an existing fencing around the take-up. The unit is easy to install as it is bolted to the floor by use of four bolts and requires a minimum amount of electrical connections to the take-up. It is possible to enter a number of recipes that are programmed with the relevant parameters for the different products and dimensions. The recipes can be accessed either from a separate control panel, from the take-up control panel or from the line control. Summary When installing a RobCoil™ together with an existing traversing take-up, the need for manual guiding during winding is eliminated. Manual handling is required only when changing reels. When an empty reel is inserted, the product must be threaded and fixed to the barrel. The reel is then aligned and the winding may commence. n

Some of the take-ups have been in use for the last 15 years, winding steel wires with a minimum of maintenance, and this underlines the durability of the technology. Integration The new stand-alone precision winding unit can be integrated in existing traversing take-up units and control the traversing speed. The software is developed to be integrated with a minimum of impact on the existing take-up control. The precision winding unit can exchange signals with the take-up or with the line control by use of either analogue or digital signals. The precision winding unit is based on the latest, low energy PLCs and inverters and as standard supplied with Siemens or Allen-Bradley solutions. Furthermore, the stand-alone precision winding unit can form part of or exchange signals with the safety circuit of the existing take-up. It is supplied with a CE Declaration of Incorporation for partly completed machinery so that the unit can easily be part of an overall CE certification of the complete production line.

Roblon Industry Roblon A/S Nordhavnsvej 1 PO box 120 9900 Frederikshavn Denmark

Tel : +45 9620 3300 Fax : +45 9620 3399 Website : www.roblon.com

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September 2013