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Achieving Precision Wire Tension Control with a Wire Tension Meter

If you work with wire EDM machines, wire strippers, or electric motor coils, you know that precision wire tension is crucial to meeting your customer's high-performance standards. But how can you achieve this level of precision wire tension control? The key is live monitoring of the wire tension, which can be accomplished with a wire tension meter load cell sensor.

A wire tension meter, also known as a wire rope tension measurement or yarn tension meter, uses a load cell in-line with the wire tensioner to provide real-time tension monitoring for operators and process engineers. This tension measurement system offers of a versatile wire tensioning system that can adapt to changing wire quality and conditions during manufacturing. By maintaining consistent wire or yarn tension, this adaptive control system ensures high coil winding quality and repeatability while maximizing process efficiency by preventing wire breakage.

Wire tension meters are available in both static wire tension measurement and dynamic wire tension measurement options. The static wire tension measurement option provides a fixed, constant tension measurement, while the dynamic wire tension measurement option allows for real-time monitoring of the wire tension during operation.

Whether you are winding electric motor coils or feeding wire EDM machines, a yarn tension  sensor is a key instrument for achieving precision wire tension control. With its ability to adapt to changing wire quality and conditions, it ensures high coil winding quality and maximizes process efficiency by preventing wire breakage. Talk to one of our Applications Engineer today about your load cell and take your wire tension control to the next level.

How it Works
  1. An LCM Series Miniature In Line Load Cell is mounted in-line between the wire tensioner and a linear actuator to measure wire tension.

  2. Adjusting the linear actuator piston causes changes in wire tension which generates a signal in the LCM series load cell (aka yarn tension sensor).

  3. The signal from the LCM series load cell is then sent to the IAA series Analog Amplifier or IDA100 Digitally Configurable Amplifier.

  4. The amplified signal is then fed into a PLC/Motion Controller which drives the liner actuator, closing the control loop, and allowing the system to actively adapt to changing wire conditions.

  5. With the IDA100, amplifier output can be simultaneously monitored and adjusted on a Windows PC with FUTEK’s SENSIT™ software while providing high speed, amplified, analog output.

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Achieving Precision Wire Tension Control with a Wire Tension Meter

If you work with wire EDM machines, wire strippers, or electric motor coils, you know that precision wire tension is crucial to meeting your customer's high-performance standards. But how can you achieve this level of precision wire tension control? The key is live monitoring of the wire tension, which can be accomplished with a wire tension meter load cell sensor.

A wire tension meter, also known as a wire rope tension measurement or yarn tension meter, uses a load cell in-line with the wire tensioner to provide real-time tension monitoring for operators and process engineers. This tension measurement system offers of a versatile wire tensioning system that can adapt to changing wire quality and conditions during manufacturing. By maintaining consistent wire or yarn tension, this adaptive control system ensures high coil winding quality and repeatability while maximizing process efficiency by preventing wire breakage.

Wire tension meters are available in both static wire tension measurement and dynamic wire tension measurement options. The static wire tension measurement option provides a fixed, constant tension measurement, while the dynamic wire tension measurement option allows for real-time monitoring of the wire tension during operation.

Whether you are winding electric motor coils or feeding wire EDM machines, a yarn tension  sensor is a key instrument for achieving precision wire tension control. With its ability to adapt to changing wire quality and conditions, it ensures high coil winding quality and maximizes process efficiency by preventing wire breakage. Talk to one of our Applications Engineer today about your load cell and take your wire tension control to the next level.

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