Residual analyser for wire electrodes SMKY 510

The surface condition of wire electrodes is decisive for its application.

Aluminium wires can be contaminated during storage or during transport in the wire feed system. Such a contamination is hardly measurable under practical conditions, however, essential for a reliable welding process.

With the now availbale analyser SMKY 510 it is now possible to examine wire electrodes about their surface conditions within minutes.

Principle of operation

An approximately 25 cm long piece of the wire in question is clamped in the unit. With an adjustable current pulse of up to 1.000 ms it is heated close to the melting temperature. This evaporates the residuals on its surface which are collected by an extraction hood.

A sensor measures the peak value and total quantity of the generated fumes and these are displayed in numerical values and on a graphic display with the specially developed software on a personal computer (not supplied with the analyser).

Residual analyser for welding wires consisting of an inverter powersource, clamping edvice, extraction hood, sensor, electronic circuitry and software.