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Right: Sikora’s Centrewave 6000 uses millimetre wave technol- ogy to measure the dimensions of large pipes
connectivity via built-in web server and other advances. UltraScan’s patented ‘Snap’ technology, with full-automatic setup and calibration, allows manufacturers to make fast process adjustments to avoid scrap and ensure quality results. Also on display is the latest LaserSpeed Pro non-contact gauge for measuring the length and speed of products. LaserSpeed Pro delivers high accuracy, making it an ideal replacement for encoders, says the company. The LN3015/LN3040 lump and neck-down detectors quickly and reliably spot product flaws before they become costly production problems. Fast-sensing and processing technology instantly detects sudden changes in the product diameter (up to 40mm) to catch the smallest of flaws.
Pipe dimension measurement Sikora will use K2019 to showcase its Centrewave 6000/1600 for the first time. The model, which measures the dimensions of hoses and tubes up to 1,600mm in diameter, is based on millimetre wave technology. It measures continuously over 360 degrees of the circumfer- ence of the pipe’s wall thickness, diameter, ovality, inner profile and sagging. “The Centrewave 6000 does not only impress because of its dimensions, but foremost due to its benefits resulting from the technology for the extrusion process,” said Christian Schalich, head of sales for hose and tube at Sikora. Nominal dimensions are quickly reached,
start-up scrap is avoided, and processes are optimally controlled, said the company. Further- more, the system does not require any coupling media, as it measures precisely and independently to external influences – such as temperature or plastics material – and does not require calibration. “The device also automatically determines the
exact refractive index,” said Schalich. It defines the intensity and the speed at which
radiation travels through the material, which helps to measure accuracy. Manual input of modifications of the production conditions is not required, says Sikora.
PP belling machine Sica will launch its Everbell4 200EN – a new PP pipe belling machine – at K2019. The company says it represents a new concept in multi-socketing machines. It processes up to four pipes at the time with only two ovens – which reduces energy consumption by around 40% – and one forming station. The machine has already been tested on an
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extrusion line at a customer’s site for more than a month. It is compact – being just 233cm wide – which is 89cm narrower than its previous model and much narrower than competitor machines. It can process 1200 sockets/hour with PP-H
pipes, in diameters of 32, 40 and 50mm, and 1.8mm wall thickness. Speed is not influenced by the simultaneous processing of different pipe lengths.
In terms of precision, a patented system assures permanent socket profile for pipes of 32-200mm diameter. At the same time, using electrical control boosts both accuracy and speed – and banishes the need for hydraulics.
With pipepmoving arms electrically actuated, the speed of the arms changes automatically based on the diameter of pipe processed – without operator intervention. Another point is that the machine does not require many hours of experi- mentation to determine the first recipe for new sockets. The operator inputs the dimensional measurement of the socket and a PLC automati- cally calculates the process parameters and initiates the first recipe. The machine is flexible enough to handle many
different pipe diameters with the same arms: 32-40-50, 63-75, 90-110, 125-160 and 200 mm diameter.
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