WCN Spring 2012

China-bound!

Changsu shortly after the contract was finalised. This service is available to all customers to advise them about preparing the factory site and services prior to delivery of the continuous casting equipment. Correct preparation minimises the time required for installation and start up during commissioning. Rautomead has supplied several specialist RS model continuous casting machines to companies in China for the manufacture of CuMg wire rod used in the production of contact wire for the network of high-speed trains currently under construction on the mainland. This machine for supply to Doowell is the first RS machine to be delivered and installed in China for the production of high quality CuOF wire rod.

S S Technology that has seen Rautomead land a significant Chinese order

has a licence to carry out melting and casting. With a need to draw the rod to superfine wire of 0.05mm diameter, Doowell sees its investment in a Rautomead oxygen-free copper machine as a way of improving the quality of redraw rod and improving reliability with increased productivity. Technical service support during installation, commissioning and subsequent production and operation will be provided by Rautomead engineers from UK supported by the Rautomead office in Shanghai. The Rautomead engineering team provided free consultancy service during a visit to Sikora shows the innovative diameter gauges of the Laser Series 6000 including a number of technological highlights, one being a measuring rate of 2.5kHz for the highest accuracy. In addition, the gauge heads are equipped with an integrated LED display with control panel option, which allows the operator to read the diameter value directly from the device. Other highlights on the Sikora booth are the Length 6000 for non-contact online measurement of produced cable lengths and the Preheater 6000, a conductor preheater that ensures optimum adhesion of the insulation on the wire. There are additional new product solutions in the pipeline which will be present at the show.

Continuous technology specialist, Rautomead Limited, of Dundee, Scotland, has secured a significant order from Doowell, a major Taiwanese-owned OEM cable assembly manufacturer with a number of large manufacturing plants in China, including its main facility in Xiamen employing around 5,000 people. Rautomead will supply an RS 3000/6 upwards-vertical continuous casting machine to produce oxygen-free copper redraw rod. The Rautomead machine will be installed at the company’s Changsu City factory, not far from China’s economic powerhouse Shanghai, where Doowell Sikora at wire 2012 Sikora AG, manufacturer and worldwide vendor of measuring and control technology for the wire and cable industry, will display the latest technology at wire 2012 in Düsseldorf. Sikora is showcasing sophisticated equipment for optical fibre measurement in the drawing tower. The Fibre Laser 6003 measures the diameter of optical fibers with an accuracy of ±0.05 micrometers while providing information on the ovality, fibre position, spinning, vibration frequency and amplitude. In addition to diameter measurement the Fibre Lump 6003 offers the most reliable detection of smallest lumps and neck-downs down to a size of 5μm. Another highlight on the Sikora booth is the interesting X-Ray 6000 series for the measurement of the diameter, wall thickness, eccentricity and ovality at insulating and jacketing lines. The X-Ray 6000 includes XLL-X-ray tubes (eXtra-Long-Life tubes) and provides a selectable measuring rate of 1 to 3Hz or optional 10, or 100Hz. casting

Rautomead Ltd – UK Fax: +44 1382 622 941

Email: sales@rautomead.com Website: www.rautomead.com

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Sikora AG – Germany Fax: +49 421 4890 090 Email: sales@sikora.net Website: www.sikora.net

S S The Laser Series 6000

with an integrated LED display

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