Double head winder with vision now has 4 filaments on each head
December 2010: Engineering By Design, of San Jose CA, has again raised the bar and has added an additional 3 filaments per head to their Double Head winding machine. Coils requiring 1-4 filaments can now be easily made in one pass while minimizing the floor space associated with a double-headed platform.
Model 502 Double Vision Coil Winder introduced with upgraded vision system and other improvements
June 2010: Engineering By Design, of San Jose CA, has just updated their popular Model 502 coil winder with the latest Keyence vision technology. The tension control systems have also been enhanced to provide even better coil design capability with control. Mandrel tensions can now be selected for either the standard 40 to 4,000 grams […]
Model 1201 Single Head Coil Winder can wind up to 12 filars onto a single mandrel
December 2009: Engineering By Design, of San Jose CA, introduces another key achievement by releasing a 12 filament capable single mandrel coil winder. Now coil development has exponentially increased while still using EBD angle and tension control technology.
Micro Part Inspection Machine demonstrates EBD expertise integrating Robots
June 2009: Engineering by Design, of San Jose Ca, once again shows their capability for integrating OEM Robots into automated environments. Incorporating a Yaskawa 5-axis servo system with an Adept SCARA robot using dual cameras in a controlled environment was a perfect solution for inspection and sorting of micro sized parts.
First Tubing Expander completed for expansion of cross linked polymers used to make catheters
May 2008: Engineering By Design, of San Jose CA, enters the field of tube expansion for small diameter tubing and catheter support. Using EBD technology of uniform hot air heating and closed loop pressure control provides precise expanded diameters.
First Continuous Coil Winder
September 2007: Engineering By Design, of San Jose CA, now has a winder that will produce a continuous coil allowing reel to reel operations. Using EBD patented tension control technology the coil is reliably manufactured per specifications using 1 or 2 filars.
First model 501 Double Vision Coil Winder with adjustable tailstock positioning to accommodate mandrels of various lengths
December 2006: Engineering By Design, of San Jose CA, has improved their mandrel coil winders by incorporating an adjustable tailstock. Different mandrel lengths can now be accommodated with ease.
Patent 7048819 Awarded for “Hot Air Lamination Chamber for Medical Catheters” which greatly improved the yield of catheter lamination processes.
May 2006: Dale Henson, of San Jose CA, invented a means of re-circulating the hot air through two lamination areas and back through a central heater for precise temperature balance and accuracy. Lamination processes that require high temperatures (up to 650o F) very close to the melt temperature can now be controlled without burning. Process […]
New model 409 Extrusion Puller/Cutter adds upgraded controls
February 2005: Engineering By Design, of San Jose CA, improves the functionality of its standard puller/cutter to include a hot “slicking” process to precisely size an extruded layer over braided wires. The standard spark sensor detects insulation failures and triggers the “flying knife” cutter to remove damaged areas. Optional vision inspection system can also trigger […]
Underwater camera positioning system delivered to Westinghouse for use underwater in a nuclear reactor
November 2004: Engineering By Design, of San Jose CA, combined a magnetic coupled linear slide normally associated with pneumatics to a sealed lead screw and servo motor to provide accurate underwater positioning with no leak prone shaft seals. This new system can remain underwater in a high radiation environment indefinitely without failure.
