Ever wonder how maintenance technicians make sense of the huge cable harnesses that run beneath the skin of a modern aircraft? Each cable has to be marked, of course, and France's Laselec is here to show a leading-edge way of doing the job.
The Toulouse-based company specialises in the use of ultra-violet lasers for cable marking. In 1989 it developing the world's first system based on ND-YAG ultra-violet laser technology in response to the emerging demand from airworthiness authorities and aircraft manufacturers for a process that was neither potentially damaging (like hot-stamping) nor impermanent (inkjet).
On show here are Laselec's ULYS CUT - recently launched and now adopted by Airbus and Eurocopter - and MRO 200 systems. The ULYS range is sized for medium and large production runs, while MRO 200 is designed to meet the needs of smaller maintenance centres. Other customers include airlines looking to rework and produce their own cables and spare harnesses.
Laselec claims to be the only supplier in the world to develop and build laser cable-marking machines from end to end. Particular strengths include its multi-spool cabinets, which automatically select the cable spools to be marked, and its expertise in the use of contrast measurers to judge the quality of marking and adjust the laser according to the type of cable and its insulation.
Laselec recently opened a US subsidiary in Arlington, Texas, and has launched a marketing and sales drive in India.
The Toulouse-based company specialises in the use of ultra-violet lasers for cable marking. In 1989 it developing the world's first system based on ND-YAG ultra-violet laser technology in response to the emerging demand from airworthiness authorities and aircraft manufacturers for a process that was neither potentially damaging (like hot-stamping) nor impermanent (inkjet).
On show here are Laselec's ULYS CUT - recently launched and now adopted by Airbus and Eurocopter - and MRO 200 systems. The ULYS range is sized for medium and large production runs, while MRO 200 is designed to meet the needs of smaller maintenance centres. Other customers include airlines looking to rework and produce their own cables and spare harnesses.
Laselec claims to be the only supplier in the world to develop and build laser cable-marking machines from end to end. Particular strengths include its multi-spool cabinets, which automatically select the cable spools to be marked, and its expertise in the use of contrast measurers to judge the quality of marking and adjust the laser according to the type of cable and its insulation.
Laselec recently opened a US subsidiary in Arlington, Texas, and has launched a marketing and sales drive in India.
Source: Flight Daily News
