DigiSpooler I & II
The DigiSpoolers are precision programmable servomotor driven respoolers designed for optical fiber and other fine wires and filaments. Two versions are offered. The DigiSpooler I is typically a tabletop system featuring our user friendly 6″ color touchscreen interface. The DigiSpooler II is a floor standing system provided with a customizable 17″ color touchscreen interface linked to a tower PC that is available for hosting user programs if required.
Now Available with LEVEL-TRU Technology
Available features of all systems include:
- Programmable – can store settings for 100’s of spool & fiber combinations
- Winding Pitch – settable between 10µm and 100mm with 1µm resolution
- Precision Wire Length Tracking – 0.06% repeatability
- Straight Wire Path – puts less stress on wire/less twisting – also ideal for ribbon wire or flat wire
- Reversible & Bidirectional
- Solid State Tension Control – typically +/- 2 grams control
Brochure – Programmable Respoolers
Brochure – Industry Solutions: Fiber Optics
Video – DigiSpooler Video Gallery
Description
Typical features and specifications include:
- Color touchscreen interface includes a password protected Recipe Manager for storing all setup parameters for several hundred spool and fiber combinations. Standard traverse ranges (= spool width) are available up to 350mm (14 inches)
- Winding pitch is settable between 10μm and 100mm with 1μm resolution
- A variety of shaft sizes or chucks for holding a wide range of spool sizes and mandrels
- Most systems include Universal Spool Adapters for mounting a variety of spool sizes without additional tooling
- The winding speed is adjustable from approximately 0-400rpm. The speed can be entered in rpm, meter/minute, or feet/minute
- Bidirectional winding capability
- Several closed-loop tension control options are available with ranges from 10-1000 grams (.35 – 35 ounces)
- Stopping repeatability is typically within 100mm for each kilometer wound
- Wire break detection
- Flange Detect option automatically senses and maps the flange locations of each spool
- All contact surfaces are very low friction rollers
- CE-Mark option includes an interlocked safety enclosure, power reset circuit, and appropriate documentation
- 120 or 230VAC operation
See video of the DigiSpooler precision winding machine for optical fiber and other fine wire and filaments. This is a bidirectional winding system designed to fit within a 1 cubic meter enclosure. The machine is driven by a 4-axis servomotor system with a PC-based touchscreen interface. It controls tension with +/- 2 gram accuracy within a settable range of 20-200g. Length is tracked with .06% repeatability.