EoW January 2008

english technology news

Gearboxes upgrade from CMS

CMS has recently supplied a set of gearboxes for an Indian steel rolling mill upgrade through its Shackleton Engineering Gearbox Division. The key objective for the project was to upgrade the gearboxes in the steel rolling mill with the minimum of downtime and disruption to production. The drive system for the steel rolling mill comprised: 5.5 ton gearbox for the main coiler rated at 17kW; 2.5 ton gearbox for the slitter rated at 55kW; 2.5 ton gearbox for the shear drive rated at 55kW; 0.4 ton gearbox for the die set drive rated at 62kW and a 0.2 ton gearbox for the leveller rated at 200 kW. The gearboxes were all designed to the high quality case hardened and ground gear standard (DIN 3990-5). The external dimensions were specified as direct replacements for existing gearboxes to minimise replacement time and eliminate any foundation work in a production environment. The gearboxes were manufactured, assembled and fully tested in-house

before customer inspection and shipping. Since installation, the customer has experienced increased productivity and reliability from this production line. Shackleton gearboxes are installed worldwide and have an enviable reputation for reliability and long service in a broad range of industrial applications. Cable Machinery Spares Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1204 669002 Email : sales@cablemachineryspares.co.uk Website : www.cablemachineryspares.co.uk The Shackleton gearbox Slitter Main Drive 55 kW 2.5 ton with change speed ▲

Stronger welding Gemlux’s Genoa Mk II is a machine dedicated to automatically cutting and welding wire rope into a tapered and twisted end configuration at both ends. This ensures that the welding is stronger due to the smaller welding area, and the tapered configuration will guarantee an easy insertion of the cable into any product. Gemlux Sdn Bhd – Malaysia Fax : +603 5121 6637 Email : info@gemlux.com.my Website : www.gemlux.com.my

Innovations for the Cable Industry

The cable industry is striving to constantly improve its products and manufacturing processes. Our engineers develop innova- tive production lines together with our customers to meet these requirements. The TROESTER development team uses state-of-the-art computer-aided methods which enable quick individual designing of the line components. Material flows, compound temperatures and line speeds are adjusted to the customer’s require- ments. Additionally, our customers can use the extensive test equipment in our well equipped TROESTER technology center to conduct experiments and directly imple- ment knowledge gained in development. TROESTER turns innovative ideas into reality.

TROESTER GmbH & Co. KG has been developing innovative machines and lines for the rubber and plastics processing industry since 1892. If you wish to know what innovations we can provide, then send us an e-mail to Innovations@troester.de

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