Rosendahl Nextrom Gmbh

Touko Liikonen

Jukka Mönkkönen

Matti Innilä

This disclosure relates to a single-reel winding device comprising a distributor wheel for distributing an optical fiber to a first reel, a winder, for revolving the first reel around a center axis of the first reel and for moving the first reel along the center axis between different positions, an attachment device for attaching the optical fiber to the first reel, a cutter for cutting the optical fiber, a gripper for gripping onto the optical fiber, and keeping the optical fiber stationary during attaching and cutting of the optical fiber, and while the first, full reel is removed from the exchange area and a second, empty reel is provided to the exchange area in order to continue winding of the optical fiber.

Single-reel winding device and a method for replacing a full reel in a single-reel winding device

An equipment is disclosed for attaching an optical fiber to a reel, the equipment including a tape supply station configured to cut and supply pieces of tape, an attachment device having a frame with a collector for collecting a piece of tape from the tape supply station for attaching the optical fiber to the reel, an actuator for moving the attachment device and for pressing the collector, having the piece of tape, against the optical fiber and the reel in order to attach the optical fiber to the reel, and a cutter for cutting the optical fiber. Such an equipment can be advantageous as manual labour can be excluded from the process of attaching an optical fiber to a reel.

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Touko Liikonen