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Spectrum Technologies has launched the NovaTM 880 ultra
high speed UV laser wire marker, which joins the existing
range of Capris® UV laser wire marking products.
The Nova 880 is the highest speed wire marker developed
to date by Spectrum, with performance substantially
greater even than the benchmark Capris 100, which has
been the mainstay of the aerospace industry for the past
decade or more.
Nova 880 represents a quantum leap in performance in
UV solid state laser wire markers. It uses a new high power
UV laser and optical system based on Spectrum’s
proprietary LongbowTM UV solid state laser to achieve
marking speeds up to double those of the current top of the
range marker, the Capris 60-200.
Overall system throughput and productivity is increased by
up to 90% compared to the C60-200, depending on job
make up. Nova also heralds the introduction of a brand new
overall system design with new wire handling and auto-
mation systems that introduce further substantial gains in
performance and capabilities.
Nova is available as either a manual system or with fully
automated wire handling for selecting and loading wires.
The new auto select and load (ASL) system doubles the
number of wires that can be handled automatically from the
previous 16 to 32 wires or cables. The wire loading times
have also been slashed, offering even greater productivity.
Recent industry reports have stated that future production
of aircraft faces the prospect of being constrained by
manufacturing capacity. Nova has been developed in
anticipation of this issue and in response to demand from
industry for a very high speed marker for high volume
aerospace wire harness manufacturing applications.
The Nova marker also excels in extreme applications –
marking very long wire codes and long wires with continuous
close pitched wire codes, such as required by military
aircraft applications.
After consultation with key customers Spectrum’s
engineering and development team launched the Nova
development in mid-2006 to meet the requirement for a
system with increased capacity. A full prototype system has
been under development with thorough Beta testing carried
out on site at Spectrum. The system has been carefully
designed to reduce risks associated with new technology,
minimising the time to market.
Following a successful test phase Nova has now been
released into production with the first batch of units currently
in manufacture. Spectrum has also signed up the launch
customer with the first unit due for delivery before the end of
the year.
The system is in full compliance with the latest international
standards for aerospace wire marking such as SAE
AS5649. It also complies fully with other key standards
such as AS50881 and major OEM standards.
Spectrum Technologies – UK
Fax: +44 1656 655920
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New wire marker from Spectrum
Nexans’ range extended
Nexans has further extended its Buflex range of
polyurethane sheathed reeling energy cables with the
addition of Buflex X’Prem, designed to boost the
performance and durability of cranes operating at high
speeds of up to 150 metres/minute.
Buflex X’Prem’s new design greatly improves the cable in
terms of traction and durability, without needing to
increase its size. The thinner and lightweight polyurethane
sheath enables it to offer similar performance to standard
rubber sheathed reeling cables, but within a smaller overall
diameter and enhanced abrasion resistance. This enables
crane operators and OEMs to utilise smaller motorised
reels to achieve equal or superior productivity.
Buflex X’Prem is available in both a low-voltage, yellow
version, for applications up to 1kV, such as in the general
industrial crane market and a medium-voltage, red or
black, version for applications from 6kV to 20kV in ports
and terminals.
Nexans – France Fax : +33 15669 8484
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