wiredinUSA August 2011

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Delivery system for aluminum wire drums AlcoTec Wire Company’s aluminum wire is now available in high quantity for production use with its new Powered Pak-Trak (PPT) for drum applications.

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This latest development pushes welding wire from a drum package to any existing wire feeder. The PPT reduces the downtime caused by spool changeover because one drum contains as much wire as 20 spools. The PPT also improves the quality of the welds by modifying the cast of the wire to eliminate defects such as wire wander. The PPT converts the typical sine wave shape of drum wire to a circular cast to allow long, continuous seam welds without arc

wander. The case diameter is adjustable. This air-driven system provides delivery of wire to a feeder up to 100ft (33m) away and requires to the feeder. It is said to be compatible with all aluminum alloys. Based in Traverse City, Michigan, AlcoTec is among the world’s largest producers As a fully integrated aluminum welding and brazing wire producer, the company has the capabilities to shave, draw, spool, cut, test and distribute its products. no electrical connections of aluminum welding wire.

US Lighting Tech (USLT) has been selected to deliver Phase One of a new energy efficient street lighting installation for the city of Tempe, Arizona. The project is to replace the city’s existing older street lighting units with new energy efficient lighting units. Once complete, the new installation will save the city about 40 per cent in energy costs and will eliminate the need for continual street lamp maintenance over the next decade. USLT will start installation of 1,000 of its proprietary Cobra 100 Series Induction Streetlights during July. The 70W Cobra 100 Series Induction Streetlight will replace Tempe’s outdated 125W high pressure sodium and metal halide systems to provide improved and more efficient light output. USLT operations vice president Alexander Ham said Tempe had ruled out using LED due to its high equipment cost and performance volatility in the temperature extremes of southern Arizona.

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