EoW May 2012

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Special sizes from GMP

All dimensions are available according to customer’s request. The plant is organised to manufacture reels of every size. GMP Slovakia also manufactures different equipment to handle the reels, in vertical or horizontal positions. Many other products are included in the range. GMP Slovakia – Slovakia Website : www.gmp-slovakia.com

GMP Slovakia produces metal reels, drums and special equipment, including many different items such as drums for twisting, stranding and plaiting. For planetary stranding the suitable reels are two types: SW-single wall and DW-double wall. The choice of the reel depends on the customer’s request and on material to be wound (copper, steel, aluminium wire). DW-double wall is manufactured with two flanges, one flat and one pressed, a design which increases the resistance of the reel after many windings. For single twist of large dimensions the suitable reels are two types: SD-structural drum and CD-corrugated drum. The choice of the reel depends on the customer’s request, both reels are suitable for the same application, but some customers prefer SD-structural drum version due to the internal surface of the flange which is flat and does not compromise the quality of the wound material. Both types are designed to support large loading capacity, with reinforcements in the barrel and on the flange suitable for heavy duty processes. GMP Slovakia technical staff also studied different solutions which can permit loads to these drums in box containers without space problems. Different options are available: painting, customising with tare, numbering, customer’s logo, dynamically balancing up to Ø 1,600mm flange, statically balancing for bigger drums and hardened changeable bushings.

▲ ▲ Part of the reels range from GMP Slovakia

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EuroWire – May 2012