EuroWire January 2021

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Measurement and control instruments CERSA-MCI is a French company, established in 1981, that designs and manufactures high-level measuring wire and cable diameters (0.3 to 5mm); and SQM-F to detect and characterise any kind of surface defect, for round products from 20 to 2,000µm.

devices for fine wires, cables and optical fibres. It offers its experience to help customers enhance their production quality. Advanced technologies such as interferometers, diffraction and cameras ensure high speed measurements and accuracy. The sensors are useful on-line and off-line for non-contact measurement applications. The company’s measuring devices are split into two lines. On-line devices include LDS, one or two axes, for fine wire diameter monitoring during the drawing process (5 to 2,000µm); LPS-3-H to monitor diameter and detect lumps and neckdowns in a single product for larger

Optical fibre measuring devices provide a complete solution to ensure high quality certification during the drawing process. More than 500 high speed lines are drawing with CERSA-MCI instruments worldwide. For off-line devices, the LDS one-axis gauges were developed more than 20 years ago for laboratory applications and have been continuously improved. The company states that the gauges provide the best solution for tiny wire measurements. Fitted with the WSR accessory (for measuring over 360°) and

▲ ▲ SQM-F detects and characterises surface defects

associated CIM software, it becomes a complete solution for measuring wires from 2mm down to 5µm. CERSA-MCI www.cersa-mci.com

Smart software for non-destructive testing Contrôle Mesure Systèmes (CMS), a French designer and manufacturer of non-destructive control systems, has developed software called Probus.

passes the alarm, it is detected on the screen and the product is considered defective. The supervision software can handle several types of signals, including US signal used in fault detection, US signal used in thickness measurement, and EC signal. Probus can also manage the good/ bad sorting of products, and/or control the marking system. The software can be combined with systems from other brands, including ultrasound and eddy current rotating heads, EC coil holders and magnetisation/demagnetisation units. Because Probus is able to collect all analogue signals, Contrôle Mesure Systèmes can easily integrate it on an obsolete bench to revamp the installation. Contrôle Mesure Systèmes www.cmseddyscan.com

The main purpose of the software is to collect information provided by NDT equipment, in order to display signals, make sorting decisions and create inspection reports. In a non-destructive testing system, Probus is a decision- making centre, centralising all the sensor data of the line, and is able to control the actuators on the test bench. The software connects directly with the automation of the control bench, which it serves as a man-machine interface. The Probus software ensures the traceability of production with the creation of product or batch inspection reports. These reports can be presented

▲ ▲ An example of real-time control with Probus software

by the quality services as proof of control, and can include the list of defects detected, with their positions. Alarm thresholds can be set on the software for each channel. When a signal

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