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46 Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2017
Technologynews
THE Beta LaserMike CenterScan 2010
gauge accurately and consistently
monitors the diameter of insulated wire
and cable, and eccentricity of
conductors within the insulation, during
extrusion and insulation processes.
Manufacturers are realising a number
of benefits such as improved product
quality, reduced material consumption
and increased profits.
When the core of insulated wire and
cable moves off centre, product quality
suffers. If left unchecked, this
out-of-tolerance wire or cable
eccentricity can leave manufacturers
with reels of unusable product.
The CenterScan 2010 gauge solves
this problem by using highly sensitive
magnetic and optical technology to
precisely determine the location of the
conductor within the insulation. This
non-contact measurement system
performs eccentricity, diameter, wall
thickness and flaw detection
measurements in one gauge head.
Benefits include:
• Easy integration into production
environments with built-in flexible
communications
• Superior noise immunity for closer
placement to line devices
• Compact design for installation
flexibility on production line
• Simple access, viewing and
configuration of gauge functions
via optional ultra-bright display
CenterScan 2010 reliably measures
diameters from 0.1 to 10mm (0.004 to
0.4") and determines eccentricity and
diameter with ±0.0005mm (±0.00002")
accuracy. Typical applications include
LAN, RF, coaxial, mini coaxial,
telephone, automotive and installation
wire and cable.
Beta LaserMike (An NDC
Technologies Brand) – USA
Website:
Unavoidable fines (abrasive particles)
generation, the most destructive
lubricant contaminants in wire drawing,
is no longer an alarming phenomenon
since the introduction of the Decalub
green and dry rod preparation and wire
lubrication including PDH coating
system.
In the most demanding applications, the
PDH dies’ wear is reduced to an
unmeasurable level (about 0.2 micron
per tonne), meaning the three-body
abrasive wear is virtually eliminated.
Generation of abrasive particles (fines),
continuously liberated from wire surface
during drawing, are PDH captured,
encapsulated and taken with drawn wire
from block to block out of the machine.
The lubricant film created is of such a
configuration as to induce a
hydrodynamic lubricant activity
causing migration of all lubricant
contaminants without interference with
the die, meaning the removal of
encapsulated abrasive particles
prevents die wear, enabling wire
frictionless drawing mode. The PDH
high-performance specific coat is
about 8 to 15 microns thick,
adjustable, and largely sufficient to
retain all liberated abrasive particles
from the wire surface.
Decalub – France
Website:
Delivering production savings
❍ The new CenterScan 2010 gauge
PDH dies can have infinite life
❍ Wire coating by PDH system