WCA March 2009

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100K gantry systems Tulsa Power Inc has recently introduced its new line of 100K gantry systems. The units are offered in both payoff and take-up configurations. Reel capacities range from 2,175mm to 4,350mm flange diameter, reel widths to 4,572mm and

maximum reel weights to 100,000lb. The entire struc- ture offers easy loading and unloading of reels with true walk through capabilities. The telescoping super struc- ture’s portal design conforms to the size of reel, to minimise floor space requirements. Each system traverses on rails to offer material payout or take-up with no fleeting angle. Electromechanical drives are utilised to allow for up/down and in/out manipulation of the main frame during reel

GTU–100A 144OD x 100W gantry system m m

load and unload sequences. Main drive systems are engineered to customers’ specifications and are complemented with a full colour operator touch screen interface, used to communicate parameters used by the operator in relation to the product being run, the reel being used, display status, position and fault alarms of the unit. Tulsa Power Inc is a leading manufacturer of wire and cable handling equipment producing a broad offering of shafted and shaftless payoffs and take-ups, capstans, accumulators, re-spoolers, coilers, eccentric and concentric taping systems and measuring systems, and specialises in custom designed equipment to meet exacting customer requirements.

Tulsa Power LLC – USA Fax : +1 918 584 3421

Email : sales@tulsapower.com Website : www.tulsapower.com

Universal fault detector

system suitable to monitor many different discontinuities with one type of hardware. The complete electronic circuitry for two independent measuring channels is housed in one IP65 module enclosure. Each channel automati- cally executes the measurement functions. The RS232 interface provides the connection to the host PC, which serves as the operating interface for the system and provides visualisation of all measurement values. Both measuring channels function auto- nomously, allowing the disconnection of the host PC.

Roland Electronic GmbH has introduced the digital UFD40 system as a successor to its analogue UFD detector. The system has been designed to detect faults in butt welds and mechanical connections in wires and cables made of materials such as steel, stainless steel, copper, brass and aluminium. The UFD40 is based on the eddy current measurement principle, where the material to be monitored passes through an encircling coil sensor. Roland Electronic offers sensors suited for materials ranging in diameter from 1mm to 90mm. The UFD40 has features typically available in classic eddy current fault detection systems designed for automated production processes. These include adjustable frequencies, high and low pass filters as well as y-component and vector analysis. This makes the

Roland Electronic GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 7236 9392 33

Email : info@roland-electronic.com Website : www.roland-electronic.com

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