ACM1

Stefan Askenfors
ACM AB
Järfälla (Stockholm)
Sweden
www.acmab.com
ACM AB, Drakvägen 8, SE-175 65 JÄRFÄLLA, Sweden
Tel +46 -8 892715 E-mail acm@acmab.com Fax +46 -8 893750
 Representing ACM Program

ACM AB, Drakvägen 8, SE-175 65 JÄRFÄLLA, Sweden

Tel +46 -8 892715 www.acmab.com acm@acmab.com Fax +46 -8 893750
 ACM KSM

Automatic
Measuring of
Cable Slices
 KSM Kabel

KSM Kabel
Off line
Measuring
System
for Cables
 CCD Camera

Cable slices are viewed

by the CCD Camera in
the top of the Box
 Round1 IEC 811-1-1

Measured in 1 Sec.
 Optic Advantages

1. Long distance
CCD Camera/optic -Cable slice
2. Optic locking down – no dust
3. Fixed optic (zoom distortion)
4. Not locking through glass Fish
 Box Advantages
1. Protection from outside
disturbing Light
2. Fixed back light
3. Adjustable over light for non
translucent samples
4. Light overpressure via Filter
5. Strong total even glass bottom
6. Samples slide easy
on a measure glass
7. Weight glass for XLPE cables
with built in tension
 Round3 AEIC

Measured in 5 Sec.
 Round3 IEC 811-1-1

Measured
in 5 Sec.
 Round2

Black/Red Rubber

Measured in 2 Sec.

Transparent outer layer

POF
 Measuring Advantages

1. 20 year experiences of cable measuring

2. Not measuring from the centre
3. Knowledge of norms
4. Co-operation with 11 Test institutes
5. Ready to use applications “Boss proof”
6. Continues development and update
service
7. Our first unit still running and updated
Result LDB RG
KSM RL5
KSM R2L4
 R1-90 Centring

Start up help by extrusion

12 O'clock
 Green/Yellow %

Green/Yellow circumference % and stripes

Sector
R2_1 S2_1
Round, Lynen, Band cable
Skin Foam Skin
SLOT
 KSM2 New Programs

KSM2 New Measure Programs

RG+OP
Automatic selection
Open/Closed sample

RL+OP
S1+OP
Also refer to the complete list of programs
 KSM2 New Programs

KSM2 New Measure Programs

OHM FI82
Collect resistance and Figure8 with dual part
present trend curves. Also
as a separate program for
the stranding department.
A KSM without “KSM”

MD CM1
Manual measurement Aut. measure after calibration
 Advantages KSM

•Measure equally bad each time

very good repeat accuracy
•The same values independent who is measuring
•Very quick and easy to use
measurements take seconds. Even the boss can do it!
•Can be located by the production line
•Splendid help for centring
reduces start scrap.
•Measured values are stored at the server
eliminates wrongly keyed data
 Ref. 20 year

ABB HV Cables - Karlskrona – SE 2 units

ABB Moskabel - RU
Aberdare Cables – ZA 3 units
ACOME – Mortain - FR
AMO Kabel - Alstermo - SE 4 units
AMELCO - Noida - IN
Belden CDT – Örebro – SE 2 units
Berkenhoff & Drebes - Aßlar - DE
Brugg Kabel - CH
B.S.I. - GB The British Board of Control
Centelsa - Cali – Colombia 2 units
CBI Electric, AFC – Vereeniging - ZA
CNA Techn. – Grenville - NC - USA
 Ref 2

COFICAB, Europe and Africa 5 units

Commscope - Catawba - NC - USA
Conductores - Monterrey - Mexico
Copperfield LLC - Bremen, IN - USA 4 units
DEMKO (UL) - DK The Danish Board of Control
DEVI – DK + PL 2 units
Draka Cables – Barcelona – ES 3 units
Draka Netherland - NL 6 units
Draka Kabel - Nässjö - SE 2 units
Draka Kabel - Ystad - SE 3 units
Draka NK Cables - Oulu - FIN 2 units
Draka Norsk Kabel - Drammen – NO 4 units
Dubai Cables - Dubai and Abu Dhabi 11 units
 Ref 3

Elkabel JSC - Bourgas – BG

Ent. De (General Cables) , BISKRA, AL
Ericsson Cables – SE 8 units
EZU - Praha - CZ The Czech Board of Control
FIMKO - Helsinki - FIN The Finish Board of Control
General Cables – Christchurch – NZ
Helkama Kaapeli – Kaarina - FIN
Helkama Kaapeli – Hanko – FIN
Helkama – Shanghai – ROC
Huber+Suhner, Pfäffikon, CH 2 units
Imacab – Casablanca - MA
Interamericana - Valencia - VN 3 units
Intertek SEMKO – Stockholm - S The Swedish Board of Control
 Ref 4

Jeddah Cable – Jeddah – SA

Jordan New Cable – Mafraq . JO
Kabelwerke EHLERS -Hamburg – DE
Kabelwerke Eupen – BE 2 units
Kablo Bratislava (Prysmian) – SL
Kablo Velke Mezirici - CZ
Kablo Vrchlabi - CZ
KEMA - Arnhem – NL The Dutch Board of Control
Kromberg & Schubert - Rhede - DE
LABCo - Brake/Unterweser - DE Test Lab
Miguelez – Leon - ES
NK Keila Kaabel - Tallin – EE (Draka)
N K T - Asnæs - DK 5 units
 Ref5

N K T Kablo Kladno - CZ
N K T Cables - Warszowice – PL
NEMKO - N The Norwegian Board of Control
Nexans - Chester NY - USA
Nexans Benelux - Charleroi – BE 2 units
Nexans - Fergus - CDN
Nexans France - FR 8 units
Nexans Maroc - Mohammedia - MA
Nexans IKO - Grimsås – SE 5 units
Nexans Norway - Halden - NO
Nexans Norway - Namsos - NO
Nexans Norway - Rognan – NO 2 units
 Ref6

Nexans Romania - Arad – RO

Nexans Suisse – Cortaillod - CH
OLEX – Lilydale and Tottenham – AUS 5 units
Prysmian Cables - GB 3 units
Prysmian Cables - Charvieu – FR
Prysmian Cables - Pikkala - FIN 2 units
Prysmian Cables - Schwerin - DE 2 units
REKA Cables - FIN 3 units
SEV – Fehraltorf -CH The Swiss Board of Control
Tele-Fonika - PL 6 units
VDE - Offenbach – DE The German Board of Control
 Many different programs

Used by test
institutes such as
BSI, KEMA,
SEV, EZU,
DEMKO (UL),
FIMKO, LABCo,
NEMKO, SEMKO
and VDE

KSM to
measure
Cables, Tubes,
Dies and
Extruder Dies

175 units
delivered
 Calibration

Calibration procedure
and calibrators
are supplied.
Also verification
(daily control function)
are available
 KSM Replacing

The fully automatic

KSM
is replacing manual
Profile projectors
and microscopes
 Repeat accuracy

KSM has a repeatable

accuracy of 0,2%

Manual methods has a

spread of at least 5%
 KSM Automatic

Manual Automatic
measuring methods
5-7 % 0.2 %
KSM Economics
Old method
 Spread

Test made also by

several cable plants
show a spread of
measuring values
typically to be 7 - 9%.
 KSM Automatic

Manual Automatic
measuring methods
5-7 % 0.2 %
 Over dimension

5%
extra
material
not paid
for!!!
 34

34 years ago profit on

cables was very good
 Lower

Now with lower prices we must

reduce cost to make a profit
 Major

Material

Others Machinery
Labour

The major cost factor,

MATERIAL
 Over dim $

Over dimensions,
mainly due to too high radial thickness
 Database

Compare with
Specification
 Stored Reference values

Select the production line and the last used cable

type will automatically be selected and measured
again. Comparing measured values to reference.
 Compare

Measured values will automatically be compared

with reference values and deviations will be noted
 Trend

Curve min and average with reference values and

over dimensional costs will be presented

Ref. Wall average max

Ref. Wall average min

Ref. Wall min min

 Database Advantages

1. Integrated measuring data base with

summery report functions
2. Specification database
3. Remote functions in operation in 15 year
4. Automatic Trend curves
5. Automatic OD Calculation
 KSMEval

Analyse KSM data and calculate Total

Over dimensional cost at the Office
 Wall min Tot Over

Total over dimensional cost analyse= $

 Why2

WHY IS THE CABLE

INDUSTRY GIVING AWAY
SO MUCH MONEY?
Buy kg/pound
Make many m/”
 AESA 7197

AESA
Resistance meter
connected to KSM
controlling stability
of the values
incorporating them
into the KSM
protocol
 AESA New Resistance
meter
Resistance meter 7197ET
with knives for 0.5 m sample
 ACM2

ACM AB
Järfälla
(Stockholm)
Sweden
www.acmab.com
links to our suppliers and reps
ACM AB, Drakvägen 8, SE-175 65 JÄRFÄLLA, Sweden
Tel +46 -8 892715 E-mail acm@acmab.com Fax +46 -8 893750