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Germany
September 2012 Sept mber 201
New
features
Sikora’s Centerview 8000 is specifically
designed for production lines of all round,
single conductor wires, conductors
and cables with single or multi-wire
conductors and solid and foamed
insulations. Typical applications are
the manufacture of telephone wires,
RF cables, LAN or coaxial cables and
automotive cables.
The system measures online the
eccentricity, wall thickness, diameter
and ovality of cables with high single
value accuracy. It is suitable for product
diameters from 0.25 to 25mm.
The Centerview 8000 now features two
innovations. Integrated in the gauge head
is an optional 7” TFT monitor that displays
production data. Operation is clear and
menu-driven via touch screen.
A special edition of the Centerview
8010 is available, specifically for the
measurement of eccentricity, wall
thickness, diameter and ovality of
micro-coax cables with a product
diameter from 0.05 to 10mm.
The measuring values are taken at four
points for diameter, and eight points for
eccentricity and ovality, and visualised
at the Ecocontrol 600, 1000 or 2000
processor systems.
The operator receives immediately clear
information about eccentricity values
that can be instantly used for control or
centring of the crosshead.
With the help of the presentation of the
scatter plot of the measuring values, the
distribution of short-term variations of
the eccentricity is graphically displayed,
either on the integrated monitor or on the
Ecocontrol display and control systems.
Every dot of the scatter plot represents a
single value of the eccentricity regarding
value and direction, and the distribution
of the scatter plot highlights the standard
deviation of the eccentricity.
Sikora manufactures and supplies
measuring and control technology for
the wire and cable industry and the hose
and tube industry. The measuring and
control systems are exclusively made at
the company’s headquarters in Bremen,
Germany.
Sikora AG – Germany
Website:
Ten years
in the wire
machine
market
Kieselstein Group from Chemnitz,
Germany is celebrating its 10th
anniversary this year.
Founded in 2002 by owner Dr Stephan
Kieselstein, and starting business in his
private garage, Kieselstein entered the
market as a supplier of spare parts for
wire drawing machines of former brands
such as Herborn+Breitenbach and SKET
Drahtziehmaschinenwerk Grüna.
Kieselstein is the official successor
of Herborn+Breitenbach and is in
possession of nearly the complete
technical documentation of all wire
drawing machines ever produced under
this label.
Knowledge also comes from Dr
Kieselstein himself, who worked as head
of engineering at Herborn+Breitenbach.
Based on this knowledge and
experience, Kieselstein started building
up its own programme of wire drawing
equipment.
Less than one year after the foundation
of the company, the first wire drawing
machine was delivered under this new
brand name.
By listening carefully to its customers
and identifying their technological
questions and problems, Kieselstein
started focusing on the technology of
wire draw-peeling.
At its in-house R&D centre, with its own
wire draw-peeling plant, Kieselstein
constantly improves the technological
process of wire draw-peeling, works on
the optimisation of tool geometry and
tool material, and studies the influence
of various parameters on the results
reached.
Kieselstein’s portfolio includes wire
drawing equipment for a diameter range
of 0.1 to 60mm and nearly any wire
material.
The company says that wire producers
entering into new product ranges trust
in Kieselstein not only as a supplier of
wire production equipment, but also as
a consultant, helping them to identify
what type of machinery would best suit
the job required.
Joining his father’s business in 2004, wire
draw-peeling specialist Jens Kieselstein
has, as managing director, mainly taken
over responsibility for the technical
division of the company.
Kieselstein GmbH – Germany
Website:
▲ ▲ Centerview 8025 with 7” monitor