EuroWire March 2018

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“The takeover is the right step into the future for Siebe and, above all, a signal for the employees to secure the jobs on site,” said Rainer Spitz, managing director of Siebe Engineering. With around 200 employees within the Kurre group, expertise in design, production and assembly, programming and commissioning, of single machines as well as complete production lines, can be o ered to a range of industries. “For Kurre, this is a stroke of luck and the right way to be able to o er to our customers around the world perfectly customised systems,” said managing director and owner Stefan Plaggenborg. Siebe Engineering GmbH – Germany Website : www.siebe.de Sikora will present measuring, control, inspection, sorting and analysis systems from its extensive product portfolio. At its two-level exhibition stand, visitors will discover the most recent technological innovations for quality control and process optimisation for the wire and cable, optical bre and plastics industries. (temperature controlled) is a solution for precise preheating of the conductor to the nominal temperature. Reliable conductor preheating during the production of cables, especially for automotive and data cables, is essential to guarantee optimal adhesion of the insulation to the conductor with a controlled foaming. Reproducible processes contribute to an increase in quality and productivity. conductor temperature – online and contactless. The measuring device is available for product diameters from 0.32 to 50mm (0.01 to 2") and, therefore, suitable for quality assurance in high voltage and data cable lines. The measurement of the temperature is independent of the cross-section, material, surface structure and speed. The thermal image sensor in an infrared camera precisely provides the surface temperature without any calibration, and therefore gives reliable values for the control of conductor preheating. A highlight at the stand will be the X-Ray 8000 NXT for quality assurance of medium, high and extra-high voltage cables in CV lines. Preheater 6000 TC Wire-Temp precisely 6000 continuously and measures the Sikora AG Stand: A41 Hall 9

It measures the concentricity, wall thickness, diameter and ovality of up to three layers of XLPE and EPR isolated cables during production. Measuring values for the centring of the injection tools and control are available immediately after the starting of the line. The multi-sensor technology (MST) and two high-speed scanners ensure reliable online measurement. With each single scan, the MST measures the movement of the cable, compensates vibrations and provides double the number of measurements. For continuous quality control during the insulation or jacketing of conductors and cables, the X-ray measuring devices X-Ray 6000 and X-Ray 6000 Pro provide precise, reliable measuring of diameter, wall thickness, concentricity and ovality for reproducible product quality. Layer thicknesses of any kind of material are measurable. Maximum productivity is achieved by the automatic control of line speed and extruder rpm. In extrusion lines, the Laser Series 2000 and Laser Series 6000 are components for a diameter measurement. The devices are used in rewinding lines for wire drawing. They provide precision and continuous functionality without calibration or maintenance. With up to 5,000 measurements per second/per axis, the Laser Series 6000 gives high single value precision for e cient line control. The integrated lump detector function ensures detection of irregularities on the surface of transparent and non-transparent materials. In addition to standard interfaces, the device series provides OPC UA and is therefore equipped for Industry 4.0. Sikora o ers a complete programme of direct current (DC), high frequency (HF) and alternating current (AC) spark testers. During extrusion, the insulation of wires and cables is tested with high voltage testing devices, and possible insulation faults are detected and documented. Further application areas include rewinding lines. For testing, the dry cable running through the bead chain electrode of the spark tester is exposed to the selected test voltage, and faults in the insulation are reliably detected. With the Centerview 8000, Sikora presents a measuring system for non-contact, online eight-point eccentricity, four-axis diameter and eight-point ovality measurement of coax cables, LAN cables, and automotive and installation cables. Technical highlights of the Centerview 8000 are the graphic visualisation of measuring values as a scatter plot that shows the distribution of short-term

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variations as well as the automatic positioning of the gauge head to the cable position for high reliability. A further feature is the measurement of micro-coax cables with a diameter range from 0.1 to 10mm (0.004 to 0.4"). Using a drawing tower model, Sikora will present its portfolio of measuring systems for quality control of optical bres at di erent positions. Systems will be presented for the measurement of the diameter and the position of the naked and coated bre, as well as for the determination of the tension. Furthermore, gauge heads are displayed for the measurement of the bre temperature at the hot position of the drawing process – to determine the bre temperature for the control of the furnace – and at the cold end, to exactly dose the helium used for cooling. In addition, a gauge head for the measurement of the concentricity of the coating as well as for the detection of lumps on the surface of the coated bre is exhibited. A further highlight will be the Purity Scanner for online inspection and sorting of plastic pellets used for the insulation of medium, high and extra-high voltage cables as well as onshore and o shore cables. The combination of an X-ray camera with an optical camera system

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