January 14, 2013

With the new temperature measurement WIRE-TEMP 6000 precision reaches levels never seen before at the heating of a conductor with a conductor preheating. The WIRE-TEMP 6000 continuously measures and controls contact-free the temperature of the conductor at the output of the PREHEATER 6000 with a permanent precise actual value of the conductor temperature for all conductor cross-sections, at all line speeds. Thus, the WIRE-TEMP 6000 raises the benchmark for conductor preheaters to a completely new level. During production there are numerous influences on the accuracy of the conductor temperature. Examples are the ambient temperature, the initial temperature of the conductor and in particular the development of the temperature of the so called “short-circuit wheel” within the first 10 to 20 minutes after starting the production or after an interruption of the production. It considers these factors and determines the conductor temperature independently from cross-section, material and surface structure of the conductor. The WIRE-TEMP 6000 is optionally integrated in the proven preheater system PREHEATER 6000 and can easily be retrofitted in existing devices. In addition, it is available as an independent system without the PREHEATER 6000.