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are required for installation in
just four steps: strip sheathing,
fit OPTRAX, engage splicing ring
and twist tight – finished. This
makes OPTRAX ideal for universal
installation in plant, machinery
and automation applications.
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CASHPOINT
Long gone are the days when you
had to worry about bank opening
hours if you needed to draw out
some cash. Nowadays, cash dispensers
(or automatic tellers) cough
up banknotes day or night, provided
your plastic card and your
bank balance are OK. Many of
these machines are manufactured
by Siemens Nixdorf Retail & Banking
Systems in Paderborn, Westphalia
– the market leader in Germany
with around 20 years of experience.
To make sure that customers
can get their hands on ready
cash quickly and reliably, up to 12
HARTING lift solenoids (depending
on the particular machine) are
used to speed things up. In the
meantime, the fifth generation
of self-service terminals are on
the market, and they can do a lot
more than just churn out money.
The new ProCash CRS from Siemens
Nixdorf is equipped to handle
all sorts of bank transactions.
Customers can pay in banknotes as
well as drawing them out. Unlike
earlier generations, the cash paid
in is not simply swallowed up, but
simultaneously checked, cleaned
and wound onto wheels so that it
is ready for paying out again. This
cuts costs for the operator, and
the customer's account is credited
immediately. Of course, if you, as a
customer, go on a spending spree
you can't afford, or if you forget
your PIN code, the cash dispenser
will promptly confiscate your card.
But that's got nothing to do with
the HARTING lift solenoids – honestly!
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SERVICE
ZERO-ERROR STRATEGY
Integration and miniaturisation
are producing a high rate of innovation
in all sectors of communication
technology. As a consequence
of this, the quality demands
made on the connectors
used, is growing continuously.
Some time ago, HARTING responded
to the changed market requirements
by introducing its "zeroerror
strategy". Amongst other
things, this means having a sure
command of the manufacturing
process. Targeted detection and
elimination of weak points in the
production process reduces the
number of quality tests and inspections
required on the product
itself. Innovative techniques
drawn from the fields of automation
and measuring technology
monitor selected process parameters
that are directly linked to
specific quality indicators and/or
product features.
Reel-to-reel electroplating may be
quoted as an example. All the relevant
parameters are collected via
a bus system and compared with
the product-specific set-point
values stored in a database. The
associated analysis software was
developed by HARTING in-house. A
visualisation system installed at
the production line itself shows
the detailed results of the evaluation.
The data so obtained forms
the basis for observing and assuring
the process behaviour, and can
be used for correlation checks
between process parameters and
production features. These, in
turn, give rise to optimisation
measures regarding the manufacturing
tolerances.
The entire procedure has been
pushed forward by the HARTING
Corporate Quality Assurance
Department. It corresponds with
the requirements of the CENELEC/
IECQ Engineering Approval (EN
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