EoW September 2007

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Quality is measurable Sikora provides innovative system solutions for diameter measuring devices. In this context the Sikora Laser 2000 series represents a remarkable generation of measurement and control equipment for all kinds of wires and cables. The smallest gauge head, the Laser 2003 XY, offers an XY-diameter measurement for ultra fine wires with diameters from 0.05mm up to a maximum of 3mm. Progressive CCD-technique, in combination with impulse-driven laser diodes and the use of powerful processors, allow extremely short exposure times of 0.2µsec. Vibrations of the product to be measured have no influence on the measurement. The gauge head does not include any optical elements. With the additional usage of state-of-the-art-SMD technique this extremely small and very powerful gauge head is universally applicable to almost every place on the production line. Not only does the Laser 2000 series stand out because of the nearly unlimited durability of its laser diodes, but also because of the measurement principle without moving parts. Other laser devices of the Sikora Laser 2000 series are

and maximum values, of the ovality and the direction or of the angle. What is particularly striking is that the ovality is always precisely measured. For the precise measurement of straight sector conductors there is the Laser 2000 S/R. These gauge heads were especially developed for the measurement of the height at straight sectors of 60°, 90° or 120°. Moreover, these gauge heads ensure a precise diameter measurement for pre- spiralled conductors and round cables. At this application a gauge head of the S/R series is installed before and after the extruder, whereby the Ecocontrol 2000 is used to calculate the applied wall thickness and allows a control of the production line in automatic mode. For the online-acquisition of double, triple or multi-wire flat cables as well as for round conductors, the Laser 2030 XY-F/R offers an exact measurement of the width and the height of the diameter – even if the product turns up to ± 15 degree. The design of the gauge head guarantees excellent protection against dirt and water.

From left, the triple-axis gauge heads Laser 2010 T, Laser 2025 T and the Laser 2050 ▲

designed for the measurement of different product diameters: A special feature of the laser systems Laser 2030 XY to Laser 2300 XY is the swivelling gauge head, which can easily be moved upwards from the working area. This conception also prevents the gauge head from dirt and water drops falling into the measuring area. The Laser 2300 XY impresses through its outstanding specific adaptability of very large product diameters, as they are increasingly demanded by the hose and tube industry. With the Laser 2010 T, the Laser 2025 T and the Laser 2050 T, Sikora also produces gauge heads for a precise diameter measurement, inclusive the minimum

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