Precontrols for the winding process

The process of winding is fundamental and critical to the performance of inductive devices. In fact, the performance characteristics of the finished part are more influenced by where the wire lays, with respect to itself, than any other manufacturing process (assuming the selection of the core is not part of the manufacturing process, but rather the design portion). Within the winding process has witnessed, and continues to experience, a broad array of problems. It is the intention of this paper to address some of the most commonly seen ones and present both generic and specific ways of overcoming them. Precontrols represents one of the easiest ways to ensure that the coil that is wound will be done so reliably, consistently, and with no/minimum amounts of rework