VIRTUAL 2000

VIRTUAL 2000

Prediction of cold wall thickness

Intelligent software concept for production lines

VIRTUAL 2000 is the next chapter of measuring technology for the cable sector. This technology developed by SIKORA innovatively controls the diameter or wall thickness of the product quickly and precisely at the requested nominal value even though the cable has not reached the real gauge head, which is usually installed after the cooling though.

Previously, for cables which are produced with a relatively low haul-off speed it was not possible to control the extruder from the end of the line due to the dead time resulting from the distance of the measuring device to the extruder. The Virtual Gauge Technology eliminates this lag time and shows even during the start of the production the expected cold wall thickness despite the fact that the cable has not arrived at the measuring device.

Outstanding features

• Fast control of the wall thickness/diameter during the start-up phase
• Elimination of start-up times and minimized start-up scrap
• Elimination of a hot gauge head
• Elimination of shrinkage specification since cold wall thickness is calculated
• Material savings during start-up-phase