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100K gantry systems
Tulsa Power Inc has recently introduced its new line of 100K gantry systems.
The units are offered in both payoff and take-up configurations. Reel capacities
range from 2,175mm to 4,350mm flange diameter, reel widths to 4,572mm and
maximum reel weights to
100,000lb. The entire struc-
ture offers easy loading and
unloading of reels with true
walk through capabilities.
The telescoping super struc-
ture’s portal design conforms
to the size of reel, to minimise
floor space requirements.
Each system traverses on
rails to offer material payout
or take-up with no fleeting
angle.
Electromechanical drives are
utilised to allow for up/down
and in/out manipulation of
the main frame during reel
load and unload sequences. Main drive systems are engineered to customers’
specifications and are complemented with a full colour operator touch screen
interface, used to communicate parameters used by the operator in relation to
the product being run, the reel being used, display status, position and fault
alarms of the unit.
Tulsa Power Inc is a leading manufacturer of wire and cable handling
equipment producing a broad offering of shafted and shaftless payoffs and
take-ups, capstans, accumulators, re-spoolers, coilers, eccentric and
concentric taping systems and measuring systems, and specialises in custom
designed equipment to meet exacting customer requirements.
Tulsa Power LLC – USA
Fax: +1 918 584 3421
Email:
Website:
GTU–100A 144OD x 100W gantry system m m
Roland Electronic GmbH has
introduced the digital UFD40 system
as a successor to its analogue UFD
detector. The system has been
designed to detect faults in butt
welds and mechanical connections in
wires and cables made of materials
such as steel, stainless steel, copper,
brass and aluminium.
The UFD40 is based on the eddy
current measurement principle, where
the material to be monitored passes
through an encircling coil sensor.
Roland Electronic offers sensors
suited for materials ranging in
diameter from 1mm to 90mm. The
UFD40 has features typically available
in classic eddy current fault detection
systems designed for automated
production processes. These include
adjustable frequencies, high and low
pass filters as well as y-component
and vector analysis. This makes the
system suitable to monitor many
different discontinuities with one type
of hardware.
The complete electronic circuitry for
two independent measuring channels
is housed in one IP65 module
enclosure. Each channel automati-
cally executes the measurement
functions.
The RS232 interface provides the
connection to the host PC, which
serves as the operating interface for
the system and provides visualisation
of all measurement values. Both
measuring channels function auto-
nomously, allowing the disconnection
of the host PC.
Roland Electronic GmbH –
Germany
Fax: +49 7236 9392 33
Email:
Website :
Universal fault detector