WCN Spring 2013

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IWMA at wire China 2012

The fair saw record exhibitor and visitor numbers, and hundreds of products ranging from systems for wire manufacturing and processing to tools and auxiliary materials and special wires. Current trends in cable, measuring, control and inspection technology were also hot topics among many member companies and other exhibitors.

Ultra fast diameter gauges Zumbach’s ODAC ® F gauges offer high-precision, non-contact laser diameter measurement with extremely high scan rates and an integrated fault detection function. The International Wire & Machinery Association (IWMA) scored major successes at the wire China 2012 exhibition. The exhibition, in Shanghai’s New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), has become one of the most important events in the exhibition calendar in recent years, drawing major companies from around the world. The IWMA, which works to promote business and awareness of member companies worldwide, was prominent among exhibitors – not only in its own right – but through 51 members, seven of whom used the IWMA’s exhibitor package, designed by the association’s experienced teams to smooth the experience of the event for first-time and smaller exhibitors. Chairman Steve Rika said: “It was a fantastic exhibition as a whole this year, and great for IWMA members because we were there in force to show the sort of engineering capability we have to draw on. “Not only that, but members met some very useful people throughout the four days and the association had a lot of new sign-ups and inquiries.” Mr Rika represented the association at the exhibition’s opening ceremony, organised by Messe Düsseldorf and its Chinese arm and partners, including the Metallurgical Council of China’s international trade council and the Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute.

S S Chairman Steven Rika being interviewed at wire China

“It’s a simply massive event: anyone who is anyone in our business goes to WTC – that’s why we were there in force for our members,” added Mr Rika. The next wire & Tube China exhibition is at the SNIEC from 24 th -27 th September 2014.

Zumbach Electronic AG – Switzerland Email: sales@zumbach.ch Website: www.zumbach.com

A special laser beam geometry enables the detection and process of very small defaults or diameter variations. Up to 333 data packets per second can be processed forward to a higher-level system. Data packets can include minimum and maximum diameter values, ovality, etc. A complete line of gauges is available for dimensions between 0.25 and 550mm (0.01 to 21.65 " ). Advantages: • Double or even higher scan rates than before, ie more measurements per time unit • Maximum fault detection (lumps/ neckdowns) at increased line speeds • FFT/SRL analysis with higher bandwidths

X X High precision from the ODAC F gauges

Thanks to the ultra high scan rates and single scan function, these scanners are, in addition to the standard diameter measurement, especially suited for efficient fault detection (lumps/neckdowns) for cables with bigger diameters at medium line speeds. Therefore, a separate and conventional fault detector becomes needless for such applications. powerful Zumbach USYS processors, up to 4,500 measurements per second from 3-axis scanners can be processed. Combined with the

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