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Technology News
48 Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2007
Faster and more accurate
SLP probes
The next generation line of 3D laser
scanning probes are now available
from Laser Design Inc, USA.
The company’s new and improved
Surveyor Laser Probes (SLP) are
faster and more accurate than their
predecessors. Included in the new line
are the high precision SLP-250, and the
SLP-2000 which features a laser line
more than twice as long as competing
probes. Both of the new SLP models
deliver virtually noise-free scan data
as a result of breakthrough, proprietary
advances in the electronics and optics
architecture.
The SLP-250, with a laser line length
of 25mm, scans at ultra high speeds
with an accuracy of up to ±6µ and
is primarily used for small or highly
detailed objects. The lightweight SLP-
2000, with a laser line length of 200mm
and accuracy of ±80µ, is an efficient 3D
laser scanning solution for large parts.
The new SLP models are available with
the fully integrated DS-Series line of
CMM-based scanning systems.
The new SLP probes were also
designed to be fully integrated with the
portable 7-axis arms from Faro, as well
as with the Renishaw PH10 indexing
system used on most traditional
CMMs.
“These SLP probes can be used
interchangeably with portable
CMMs, traditional CMMs and Laser
Design’s own Surveyor DS-Series,
DT-Series and TS-Series 3D Laser
Scanning Systems that provide highly
automated, programmable scanning
of parts or objects,” said company
president C Martin Schuster.
All of the new probes gather data with
higher densities than before, upping
the resolution by 50% to 750 points
along the laser line.
Each of the probes has dual CMOS
receptors that capture up to 75,000
points per second, making them
suitable for high-speed, non-contact
3D scanning. The dual receptors
inside the probe reduce the number of
scanning passes because they capture
more part geometry per pass than low-
tech single receptor laser probes.
SLP laser probes interface to PCs
using a standard USB connection,
are easy to install and can scan
anything from small, detailed parts
to large automotive and aerospace
parts. The probes are also integrated
with Laser Design’s Surveyor Scan
Control software for ease of use and
compatibility with numerous positioning
systems. Additional SLP models
using the new electronics and optics
architecture are under development
and will be introduced later this year.
Laser Design, Inc – USA
Fax : +1 952 884 9653
Email:
Website:
A new generation of probes ▲
Machine specialists
M+E Macchine + Engineering
specialises in the design and
manufacturing of pay-offs and
take-ups for steel and stainless
steel wires in coils or on spools for
annealing, patenting, galvanising,
oil tempering and other in-line
processes.
The company also manufactures
wet drawing machines for steel and
stainless steel wire complete with
horizontal or vertical axis spoolers.
M+E Macchine + Engineering Srl
– Italy
Fax: +39 0341 806002
Email:
Website:
Safe and secure
Cheshire County Council, UK, is one
of the first users of Nexans’ new
enhanced Alsecure® fire-resistant
building cable.
Three primary schools – Elworth
Church of England School, Millfield
School and Vinetree School – have
been fitted with new fire detection
and alarm systems using Alsecure
NX 200 Plus cable, as part of the
council’s ongoing project to bring
its establishments up to the latest
fire safety standards.
Nexans – France
Fax: +33 15669 8484
Email:
Website:
Specialised solutions
Customised solutions in coiling
systems are the hallmark of KFM
Kabelmaschinenfabrik Müller.
Founded in the 1960s, the company
is specialised in coiling and packing
machinery, but has also developed
cabling machinery such as SZ-
stranders, binding heads and belt-type
meter counters.
KFM Kabelmaschinenfabrik Müller
GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 4498 293361
Email:
Website: