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Fiber stylus production

Fiber stylus production

What are you doing, Mr. Mandler?

I produce the fibers for our patented Werth Fiber Probe® micro-probe. To do this, I enter the desired parameters in the software, such as the probe ball diameter, shaft length and shaft diameter. Then I roughly cut the glass fibers to the right length and clamp them in the specially developed fiber drawing stand. There, electrodes are used to generate a plasma in which the fiber is heated and drawn into the preset geometry.

 

Fiber stylus production

Frederik Mandler produces the fibers for the patented Werth Fiber Probe® microprobe

What is your background?

My father introduced me to Werth Messtechnik back then. I first completed a one-year internship in assembly for my vocational baccalaureate. I then started an apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic in 2014. According to my apprenticeship, I was taken on and employed in bridge-type machine assembly. When my predecessor in fiber production retired, I was given the opportunity to take over his work.

 

Fiber stylus production

Fiber stylus production

What do you enjoy most about your work?

The fibers have different geometries, including dual-sphere probes. With prototypes, I have to experiment for a while to find the right parameters. It's always interesting to see how the fiber drawing stand reacts when I adjust the length specification and heating values in the software. I also have to take the material for the stylus tip into account when setting the length. With prototypes, for example, it can happen that the geometry corresponds to the specifications, but the fiber is 300 µm too short. For us, it's always about the micrometers!

 

Fiber stylus production

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