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Wire & Cable ASIA – November/December 2008 36
Zumbach introduces calibrated
single scan
Zumbach’s new CSS technology invokes a number of detail improvements,
possibly the most important being that each mirror is individually identi-
fied and its error
characteristics stored
in a chip. This means
that each mirror is
individually calibrated
and that up to 1,200
measurements (ie all
measurements) are
available for further
processing.
A high-speed processor
in the measuring head
allows filtering and
analysis of various
measuring values,
depending on the process (speed, product surface, dirt, water) and to
configure the further processing for minimum, maximum average, ovality and
fault detection.
Over 300 processed data packages can then be exported over a data port.
With CSS technology higher measuring and data rates are combined with
robustness and precision laser scanning. CSS is already available in a number
of ODAC® laser heads.
Zumbach Electronic AG – Switzerland Fax: +41 32 356 0430
Email: Website:
ODAC m m ® measuring heads with CSS technology
Six spools per minute
Windak has announced that its new generation high speed SW6 spooler has
successfully achieved 6 x 100m spools per minute.
The SW6, fully automatic
spooler has been designed for
a maximum output of 6 spools/
min (100m) with a guarantee of
5 per/min (100m) according to
Urban Bollo, managing director
of Windak Sweden. “To the
best of our knowledge, the
SW6 is the fastest 100 metre
cable spooler in the world,”
stated Mr Bollo.
An obstacle to achieving 6 x
100m spools per minute has
been the loading/unloading
cycle time. Windak’s new dual
lift system allows for cycle
times of less than 10 seconds.
With short cycle times, and a stop time of less than one second, the SW6 is
optimised for in-line production of spools 165mm (6.5") OD x 90–200mm
(3.5"-8") wide.
Windak Inc – USA
Fax: +1 828 322 1716
Email:
Website:
Windak’s SW6 spooler m m