Prototype microwire braiding machine

Master Thesis (2020)
Authors

I. Papazoglou (TU Delft - Mechanical Engineering)

Supervisors

Just Herder (TU Delft - Precision and Microsystems Engineering)

Faculty
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Copyright
© 2020 Giannis Papazoglou
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Publication Year
2020
Language
English
Copyright
© 2020 Giannis Papazoglou
Coordinates
46.2338, 6.0532
Graduation Date
27-05-2020
Awarding Institution
Delft University of Technology
Programme
Mechanical Engineering
Sponsors
CERN
Faculty
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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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.

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