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Technology
November 2014
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Single wire plating plant
• Electrolytic plating
• Candojet hot water cleaning
• Electrolytic & Ultrasonic degreasing
• Welding wire cleaning and copper coating
• Pickling & phosphating
Ultrasonic
& Electrolytic
Multi wire cleaning plant
Absolute straightness is one of the
concise quality criteria in the production
of round bars and pipes. Bendcheck –
the precision laser measuring system
from Zumbach – monitors bending
continuously
without
missing
any
sections directly within the production
process.
This replaces the ODAC® laser measuring
heads used to manually spot test with a
non-contact online test for bending. Apart
from the gain in quality the manufacturer
also saves considerable time through the
use of the online data check.
What Bendcheck can do:
•
Synchronous real-time scanning in
the production process
•
Quality assurance directly after the
straightening process
•
Direct integration in the production
process (customer specific installation)
•
No time-consuming and laborious
checks with manual tools
The system measures the position and
diameter of the product at three different
locations along its axis. Bendcheck
calculates the deviation of the central
measuring head in respect of a virtual
straight line projected from the position
of the left head to the position of the right
head, from the data.
This value is either divided by the
distance or by the distance squared. The
operator can select the preferred formula
for the bend calculation. Thanks to this
information, the bend of the product is
continuously calculated and graphically
displayed.
Bendcheck can be operated in a
continuous measuring mode without
encoder, or in a triggered mode where
the measurement pulse is generated by
an encoder along the cutting edge.
The respective data is clearly shown
on a display board. Diameter, absolute
bend value, bending angle as well as the
individual and current measurements
of the three measuring heads are
clearly
shown.
Additional
statistics
complement the informative value of the
measurement.
Zumbach AG – Switzerland
Website
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Straight ahead with Bendcheck
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Customer specific system installation with three
ODAC® 18XY laser measuring heads
Kerite now offers a ‘wet design’ for harsh
utility operating conditions. This wet
design is part of the standard utility cable
construction. Utilities deal with flooded
vaults, water soaked conduits and high
water tables throughout the distribution
system.
These conditions can shorten the life
of cables that rely on water-blocking
mechanisms to protect the cable core.
The design allows for full immersion and
operation of the cable core in water.
The proprietary compound used in
current Kerite insulation has been
successfully tested for over 50 years
and the basic system has been refined
and continuously proven over the last
150 years. Its cable was also relied upon
during the initial construction of the
Panama Canal in 1908.
Kerite – USA
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Allowing for full immersion of cable core in water
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Wet design URD cable from Kerite
