Wire & cable tension, telemetry & control
Wire & Cable Tension Equipment Selector
Compare FMS tension-system options in five guided steps. Start with the machine and what the system must do, then carry the completed profile into an application review and equipment quotation.
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Fixed pulley, payoff, take-up, drawing line, strander, buncher, twister, cabler, or another location.
Normal and maximum tension, wrap angle, pulley weight, speed, and any known entry or exit geometry.
Local display, analog or networked PLC data, wireless telemetry, reporting, brake control, or fault monitoring.
Interactive FMS starting point
Start with the machine and the job
You do not need a finished specification. Choose the closest answers and use “Not sure” where necessary. The result suggests sensors, wireless signal transmission, controls or monitoring equipment for application review.
If the interactive tool is unavailable, send the machine type and what you need to measure or control.
Send a wire or cable tension applicationFMS technologies at a glance
See the equipment behind the selector result
New to FMS? Start with the system job. The force sensor measures the load at the pulley, an amplifier or telemetry connection makes the signal usable, and the display, PLC, reporting, or brake-control layer determines how production uses it.
Pulley force sensors and signal processing
These families cover compact, flexible, heavy-duty, and harsh-environment tension measurement points. Final nominal force still depends on the real geometry.
RMGZ100 force sensor
Compact pulley force sensor for lower-tension wire and cable applications. It can be used on suitable fixed or rotating measurement points.
Review: pulley, mounting, speed, wrap geometry, and nominal force.
CR-Series force sensor
Compact sensor with flexible mounting around a standard pulley supplied for the application. Useful when machine space or pulley selection drives the layout.
Review: pulley design, shaft fit, environment, and any vacuum requirement.
RMGZ400 force sensor
Medium-range pulley sensor for suitable stationary or rotating machinery. It is often considered when a compact low-force family is not enough.
Review: mechanical envelope, options, speed, and exact nominal rating.
RMGZ800 force sensor
Heavy-duty family for higher loads and rugged pulley-based measurement. Depending on the configuration, it can support fixed or rotating applications.
Review: actual resultant force, load direction, environment, and mounting.
JG force measuring journal
Hermetically sealed IP68 journal for demanding wet, humid, or aggressive environments. The selector covers nominal force ratings from 125 to 1500 N.
Review: media exposure, temperature, pulley and bearing arrangement, and cable routing.
FMS measuring amplifiers
The amplifier conditions the force-sensor signal for calibration, display, analog output, a PLC, or control. Models vary by mounting, channel count, interface, and enclosure.
Review: operator display, output, fieldbus, supply, housing, and panel location.
Rotating-machine sensing, telemetry, and safety
Stranders, bunchers, twisters, and cablers need more than a stationary force sensor when readings or machine signals must cross the rotating boundary.
RMGZ200 rotating sensor
Low-tension force sensor for compatible planetary and tubular stranders, bunchers, and twisters. It measures an individual rotating strand rather than total machine tension.
Review: product range, 30:1 measuring span, RPM, mounting, and telemetry.
RMGZ300 rotating sensor
Medium-tension rotating sensor with compensation for centrifugal and Coriolis effects. It is commonly paired with an RTM telemetry system.
Review: machine type, RPM, strand range, mounting, and signal path.
RTM X42 telemetry
Modular wireless system for carrying many individual strand-tension channels off a rotating machine. It supports PLC data and optional visualization or brake control.
Review: bays, positions, rotating power, RPM, radio path, PLC, and reporting.
RTM MP Plus
Compact wireless path for 2 encoder, 8 digital, 1 analog, and 2 force-sensor inputs. It can replace signal paths that would otherwise depend on slip rings.
Function: it is not a substitute for a full multi-channel X42 tension system.
FMS cradleGUARD
Wireless monitoring for wire breaks, pintle locks, tilt switches, and other discrete cradle signals. It helps identify the affected cradle quickly.
Function: cradleGUARD monitors safety and status signals; it does not measure tension.
PLC integration, visualization, and control
After the sensor and telemetry are chosen, decide whether the data is simply displayed, sent to the controls platform, documented, or used in a closed-loop brake system.
Networked measuring amplifiers
Model-dependent amplifier families provide analog or industrial network connections such as EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, and EtherCAT for compatible control systems.
Review: protocol, channel count, PLC data map, mounting, and enclosure.
RTM X42.CC Control Center
The Control Center adds operator visualization, configuration, recipes, trends, and quality reporting to an RTM X42 system. It is also required for X42 brake control.
Review: station count, operator tasks, saved data, networking, and controls interface.
RTM X42.BC Brake Control
Uses measured strand tension to adjust compatible payoff brakes automatically. The goal is more consistent strand tension with less manual brake adjustment.
Requires: X42, Control Center, compatible brake mechanics, and a full safety and controls review.
Four parts of the system
Follow the signal from the wire to the decision
Specify the sensor, signal transmission, display and control functions separately so each part of the system does the job you need.
Measures the resultant load at the pulley or an individual rotating strand.
Converts the signal locally or carries it across the rotating machine boundary.
Gives operators, controls, and quality systems the information they need.
Supports compatible automatic adjustment or faster fault response.
What helps turn a selector result into a quotation
A short description is enough to start. A machine photo, pulley sketch, or controls note can remove a surprising amount of uncertainty.
- Machine type, number of bays, payoffs, cradles, or monitored positions
- Normal and maximum tension for one product, plus the force unit
- Pulley weight, wrap angle, entry and exit geometry, diameter, and RPM if known
- Required display, analog output, fieldbus, reporting, or automatic control
- Environment, mounting space, existing sensor model, and available rotating power
Quick answers
Before you submit the tension profile
Do I need exact tension and pulley geometry to use the selector?
Can one total-tension reading show whether every strand is balanced?
Is the selector result a final FMS part number?
Ready to match the FMS system to the real machine?
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