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Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2007
Worldwide representation from Sikora
Sikora, with its headquarters in Bremen, Germany,
manufactures measuring, control and test equipment for
the wire and cable industry according to the international
quality standard DIN ISO 9001.
The company
also has offices in
China, USA, Korea,
Ukraine, Russia,
Italy and India – as
well as more than
30 representatives
offering sales and
service worldwide.
For production
lines for LAN
and RF, coaxial
and telephone
cables, automotive and building wires, and optical fibres
different devices of the Inline 2000 series can be delivered.
Centreview 2000 offers unique real non-contact 8-point
eccentricity measurement, 4-axis diameter measurement
and 8-point ovality calculation by one device, no
guiding roll is necessary. The gauge head centres itself
automatically and ensures precise measurements.
Laser 2000 T offers the most accurate 3-axis measurement
of the outer diameter, including minimum and maximum
values and ovality with the direction or angle of the
variation, in real time.
Capacitance 2000 offers capacitance measurement to
the highest precision, and all digital analysis of short
time capacitance variations, extremely fast updates of
measured values and performs bare wire detection as
well. Lump 2000 T offers the most reliable 3-axis lump/
neck-down detection. Combined with its unique double
sensor technology random imperfections in the surface
are detected even at a production line speed of up to
3,000m/min. Spark 2000, available as a UL version for high
frequency spark testing, as DC version and BS version,
ensures reliable detection of defects in the insulation of
wires and cables.
X-Ray 2000 for jacketing and sheathing lines stands for
reliable measurement of the inner and outer diameter,
the wall thickness and eccentricity by X-ray technology.
The goal is continuous quality control. Further aspects
and of significant importance is to reduce the material
over-consumption, the reduction of start-up scrap and a
reduction of rejected products, due to lack of quality. One
action in this respect is the continuous measurement and
control of the relevant data during the extrusion process.
For the measurement at MV, HV and EHV extrusion lines
Sikora offers the X-Ray 8000, an X-ray based measuring
system which determines the wall thickness and
eccentricity of the inner semi-conductor, the insulation
and the outer semi-conductor of the cable, as well as the
outer diameter and the ovality. The X-Ray 8000 is in use in
more than 400 Sikora X-Ray installations. The Sixray 8000
is developed for the use on Sioplas lines. The CSS 2 offers
continuous purity control of XLPE insulation.
Sikora AG – Germany Fax: +49 421489 0090
Email: Website:
Sikora - meeting
quality standards
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