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and improve quality. The UltraGauge+™ ultrasonic wall thickness measurement system uses hardened stainless steel fixtures, designed to withstand harsh wire and cable manufacturing environments, and UltraLock™ auto setup provides automatic configuration.

products in every country to regional studies covering specific products, or to regional cable markets such as Brazil, China, India and North America. Integer Research’s latest report, Wire & Cable Regional Study: North America will be available at IWCS. Keir Manufacturing, Inc Keir Manufacturing, Inc is a US-based manufacturer of engineered technical ceramic and composite products serving a variety of industries. Since its inception in 1983, Keir has developed proprietary forming and machining methods for production of a wide variety of parts. In March 2010, Keir acquired Kamatics Wire Products (including all assets and intellectual property), relocating all Wire Products production to the Keir facility and headquarters in North Carolina, USA. Kamatics designed, produced, and developed composite flyer bows for over twenty years, combining aerospace proven materials with triaxial braiding to produce superior strength and durability in a lightweight structure. For the global wire and cable industry, Keir’s products include high-purity 99.8% alumina ceramic guides, the Frontiersman™ line of air wipes,and composite flyer bows including the BackBone™ bow. LaserLinc LaserLinc’s non-contact laser and ultrasonic systems measure OD, ID, wall, eccentricity, and concentricity for the wire, cable, and fiber industries. High-speed three-axis laser gauging for ovality and flaw detection, plus features such as FFT and SRL prediction, help reduce scrap, increase production efficiency,

Gauges operate via PC-based Total Vu™ software. Total Vu provides a complete audit trail of the process, including flaw reporting, SPC charts, and Excel-based user-designed reports, and offers real-time analysis, with run and trend charts, graphical cross-section display, and measurements in configurable, easy-to-read panels. Other features include in-process tolerance checking, feedback control, and recipes. Laser gauges measure diameters from 0.035mm (0.0014”) to 120mm (4.7”), and feature compact models and the highest measurement rates available. With the UltraGauge+ wall thickness can be measured at up to eight positions with up to 2,000 measurements per second. LaserLinc micrometers and the UltraGauge+ digital signal processor have a four-year warranty, parts and labor, and LaserLinc will provide a temporary replacement while a micrometer is undergoing repairs.

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