Tension Control / Dancer

The solution for the desired precision from 1 mN and tensile force range up to 100 N.

Dancer controller EDD V5

Dancer controller EDD V5

The EDD dancer controller provides all the necessary functions for tension and dancer position control, especially in combination with the electromagnetic dancers.

  • Driver for all electromagnetic dancers
  • Adjustment of the dancer force in 1 mN steps
  • Dancer position controller (PI controller)
  • dancer position output: 0-10 V
  • manipulated variable as motor speed in 0-10 V and pulse / direction
  • Communication with RS485 and/or USB
  • Easy parameterization and operation with CMC, SUMMI-PC or SUMMI-SIMATIC

Article no.: EDDV501

Electromagnetic dancer EDR-10

Electromagnetic dancer EDR-10

The EDR-10 electromagnetic dancer controls high-precision tensile forces from 2 mN to 1000 mN.

Force adjustment analog or digital in 1 mN steps.

  • Dancer force 4 mN to 2000 mN.
  • Patented electromagnetic force generation.
  • Constant force independent of dancer position.
  • Highly dynamic.
  • Use for sensitive fibers and fine wires. 
  • Necessary accessories: Dancer controller EDD

Usable for applications for spooling or annealing of very delicate and sensitive wires or fibers. Even suitable for spider silk!

Article no.: EDR10

Electromagnetic dancer EDL-60

Electromagnetic dancer EDL-60

The EDL-60 electromagnetic dancer controls high-precision tensile forces from 10 cN to 600 cN. Force adjustment analog or digital in 1 mN steps.

  • Dancer force 20 cN to 12 N 
  • Patented electromagnetic force generation.
  • Constant force independent of dancer position.
  • Highly dynamic. 
  • Use for thin wires and glass fibers.
  • Necessary accessories: Dancer controller EDD

Can be used for many different applications for tension-controlled coiling or winding of wires, fibers, optical fibers with only one device.

Article no.: EDL60

Electromagnetic dancer EDL-60G

Electromagnetic dancer EDL-60G

The EDL-60G electromagnetic dancer controls tensile forces from 100 cN to 900 cN. Force adjustment analog or digital in 1 mN steps.

  • Dancer force 200 cN to 18 N 
  • Patented electromagnetic force generation plus weight force to increase dancer force.
  • Constant force regardless of dancer position.
  • Use for fibers and wires
  • Necessary accessories: dancer controller EDD

Article no.: EDL60G

Linear dancer EBL 100

Linear dancer EBL 100

The electronic linear dancer EBL 100 with a lot of force and large dancer stroke up to 10N force adjustment analog or digital.

  • Dancer force up to 20 N
  • Electronic force generation 
  • Use for wires and foils
  • Non-contact position measurement

Article no.: BX300T10N

Linear dancer EBL 500

Linear dancer EBL 500

The electronic linear dancer EBL 500 with a lot of force and large dancer stroke up to 50N force adjustment analog or digital.

  • Dancer force up to 100 N
  • Electronic force generation 
  • Use for wires and foils
  • Non-contact position measurement

Article no.: BX300T50N

Mechanical dancer GDR 100

Mechanical dancer GDR 100

The mechanical rotary dancer for robust applications.

  • Force adjustment manually via weight
  • Dancer force up to 20 N
  • tensile force with a wrap up to 10 N
  • mechanical force generation 
  • non-contact position measurement 

Article no.: GDR10NV1

Dancer / product buffer

Dancer Accumulator

The electronic dancer accumulator stores the material for bridging between continuous and discontinuous processes, e.g. for coil change without interrupting the upstream processes.

Depending on the required storage capacity, Supertek offers suitable dancer accumulators.

On request