CERN 4 th /5 th December 2012 Todays speaker Paul Allen 1

2 Founded in 1968 Accredited to ISO working towards ISO & OHSAS Capabilities include Toolmaking Metal Pressings Sub- assemblies Electroplating CNC Wire Erosion CNC Machining Busbar Manufacture Laser Cutting Employ 120 staff €15 million sales turnover Company registration

MQXC Quadrupole Magnet Assembly Weighs 1 Tonne 2 metres high 550mm diameter Assembly took place at CERN 3

4 Material- Hot rolled steel Component- individual yoke Process- Laser cut and wire eroded 340 yokes per assembly Each yoke is 550mm in diameter 5.2mm thick Wire eroded within a 20 micron tolerance Yoke stack showing, collar assembly Yoke assembly top plate showing superconductors

5 Material- 3mm stainless steel Components- collars and fillers Process- collars are Laser cut and Wire cut Filler dimples are Pressed 2 collars and 2 fillers make a complete 260 mm diameter collar assembly

6 Material- stainless steel 2.5m dia master coil Process- 1.Straighten/Roll 2.Crop 3.Laser cut

7 We have the latest wire erosion technology. Laser cut collars are wire cut finished to achieve sub 10 micron accuracy.

8 Typical inspection with the CMM H.V.Wooding and CERN staff comparing notes Independent inspection at Rutherford Appleton Laboratories Expanded section view of collar wire cut within 10 micron tolerance

9 Collar Assembly Keyways aligned in a press Fitted Superconductors visible Full compliment Collar assembly on its rig This is inside the CERN workshop Complete assembly of Collars and Fillers

10 Further applications for CERN.

11 Material- Pre-bonded electric steel Components- wire cut and pressed Laminations. The wire cut lamination general tolerance 20 microns we achieved 4 microns 1000 laminations per stack Compound press tool Used 0.3mm x 150mm x 400mm electric steel Welded assembly of RCS lamination stack

12 Material- low carbon steel 6.35mm thick, Component- Dipole yoke collaring lamination Process- Laser & Wire cut lamination Full collar diameter 260mm Material- steel 180mm thick x 700mm diameter weighing 250 KG Component- HTS Quadrupole yoke Process- Fully wire cut Note the two 5mm x 30mm slots all the way through Built into a 6 segment assembly at Brookhaven

13 Material-Low carbon steel & stainless steel Components- collars and yokes Processes- Laser cutting, CNC machining and Wire cutting Dowel pin insertion Tolerances of 7 microns in key areas

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