Extrusion International 3-2022

28 Extrusion International 3/2022 INDUSTRY NEWS Extrusion Tooling  At wire 2022 in Düsseldorf, from June 20-24, 2022, SIKORA presents a broad portfolio of future-oriented measuring and control systems for an effcient and sustainable quality con - trol for the wire and cable, optical f - ber and plastics industries. Numerous intelligent technologies, for example, for online measurement of wall thickness, eccentricityanddiameter of cables, confrm SIKORA’s claim to develop and provide innovative and sustainable measuring solutions for the global cable market. For almost fve de - cades, SIKORA measuring systems have contributed to quality control and a si- multaneous reduction of plastic mate- rial during cable production. This saves costs and contributes to a sustainable production. Up to 5 million tons of car- bon dioxide are saved annually by using SIKORAmeasuring devices. At wire, visitors can experience the performance of the measuring devices during extensive product demonstra- tions. One highlight is the X-ray mea- suring system X-RAY 6000 PRO that is used for the measurement of wall thickness, eccentricity, the diameter and ovality of cables with up to three different material layers, for example in insulating and jacketing lines. As a pioneer in X-ray measuring technology for cable extrusion, SIKORA has been setting trends for 30 years. The combi- nation of the X-RAY 6000 PROwith the processor system ECOCONTROL 6000 allows for an automatic control of the wall thickness. By reducing the wall thickness by, for instance, 5%, not only raw material consumption is reduced, but plastic material savings in the six- fgure range are also achieved. The quality of a cable starts with the pureness of the raw material. Thus, SIKORA also offers online and of- fline inspection, sorting and analysis systems for plastic pellets. By using inspection and sorting systems, con- tamination can be detected and au- tomatically sorted out, breakdowns eliminated and material costs saved. Besides economic advantages, the environment can be preserved at the same time due to less waste. With the premiere of the FIBER TEN- SION 6003, SIKORA widens its product family for quality control of optical fbers. The gauge head offers an ex - tremely fast, reliable and precise ten- sion measurement and control. Due to the high measuring rate of up to 10 kHz and the application of the bi- refringence principle, the stand-alone gauge head is particularly attractive for manufacturers of high-end solu- tions. The FIBER TENSION 6003 is pre- destined for optical fbers that are fur - ther processed into premium optical fber cables. The FIBER TENSION 6003 can be used for hot as well as cold measurement of the bare fber. Maintaining the availability and ef- fciency of the SIKORA systems at the customer's site is SIKORA's top prior- ity. At wire, the SIKORA service team presents the entire range of its service portfolio. From installation and com- missioning of the devices to consult- ing and training, always ftting to the individual customer requirements. Turning ideas into innovations and product developments that achieve the highest quality, sustainability and cost effectiveness in thewire and cable as well as plastic industry is SIKORA’s claim. The company emphasizes this at wire with the “Solution Corner”. Cus- tomers are invited to personally dis- cuss with SIKORA experts their ideas, visions and technical requirements on the systems for quality control for the future of measuring technology in a creative atmosphere. SIKORA AG www.sikora.net Innovative and SustainableMeasuring and Control Technologies TheX-raymeasuring system X-RAY6000PROensures precisemeasuringand control of the cabledimensions for more cost efficiency and sustainability ThenewFIBERTENSION6003measures the tensionof optical fibers in thedrawing tower  After the launch of the ECO line and a new collection of high-end customized solutions, VCxray (a division of the market leader VisiConsult) introduced a comprehensive X- ray Operating System named x.OS during the Control exhi- bition in Stuttgart, Germany. The origins of VisiConsult were based on the development of innovative software solutions for industrial X-ray inspec- tion. This success led to strong growth in the feld of ma - chinery and automation, and has since resulted in decades of experience in solving various customer needs and indus- try challenges. VisiConsult’s NDT division “VCxray” now presents an innovative software ecosystem that is both comprehensive and confgurable at the same time. This modular approach can be used as separate offline appli - cations or can be confgured as an interconnected online solution – and virtually everything in between. System operators work with the control software “VC.con- trol” to run or automate the X-ray system. “VC.acquire” is a versatile acquisition software for 2D X-ray images or 3D CT projections that includes many measurement and image X-ray Operating System for Non-Destructive Testing