Prototype microwire braiding machine

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

I. Papazoglou Mechanical Engineering

Contributors

J.L. Herder Precision and Microsystems Engineering (supervisor 1)
Raymond Veness CERN (supervisor 2)
A. Accardo Micro and Nano Engineering - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (coach)
A. Amoozandeh Mechatronic Systems Design - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (coach)
Faculty
Mechanical Engineering
Copyright: © 2020 Giannis Papazoglou
Testing Mechanisms Machine design Wire braiding
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Published Date

27-05-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Mechanical Engineering

Abstract


Micrometer thin, braided wires, is a niche requirement that has applications in beam instrumentation. Due to the rare use-case of extremely thin braided wires there are no established or industrial braiding methods developed. For this reason, a novel method for braiding thin wires was developed. In order to achieve a repeatable result a prototype braiding machine was designed, built and tested. Stainless steel, nylon and carbon wires were tested and evaluated. The aim of this research was to prove that braiding extremely small yarns is possible. Also, the proposed machine parameters have been opti- mized to ensure repeatability and good quality wires production. By proving that braiding thin wires, in the order of a few tens of microns, we open the way for braiding extremely thin wires for wire scanners.