EoW January 2008

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Double automatic spooling line from PS l Costruzioni for Australian plant

New electric furnace I LE S Srl has launched an electric furnace with horizontal chamber together with quenching tank and NC loading device, model 1.08.3+7.62+DCB. The main characteristic is the innovative system of automatic loading / unloading / quenching system of interlocking to the furnace, named DCB. This is made of a four-axle NC loading device that, using a personalised hooking device, allows the operator to work in a completely safe zone. The operator just has to do some simple operations to put the pieces in and out of the NC loading device. To program the machine the operator only has to enter the data by means of the operator board and of the programmer of the thermal cycle. I LE S Srl – Italy Fax : +39 0373 750 110 Email : info@iles.it Website : www.iles.it

The PS400/14-B from PS Costruzioni

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PS engineers have designed and installed a double automatic spooling line, Model PS400/14-B, featuring a double portal pay-off stand and automatic pallet units, at Prysmian Plant in Australia. The double portal pay-off enables the line to produce spools continuously, without any time lost to changing cable reels. While the first reel is unwinding the second portal pay-off can be loaded with a new reel. As soon as the first reel is empty, the operator moves the first portal pay-off aside and moves the second one into place, threads the cable end and re-starts the line operation. The produced spools are labelled and conveyed automatically to the axis automatic pallet units. The plant also features an incremental cable marking device, using an ink jet printer, which enables the cable to be cut on the 100m mark. The pay-offs accept reels with diameters from 1,000mm to 2,000mm, with a maximum weight of 7 tons. Spool sizes range in outer diameter from 200mm to 400mm, with width of 100mm to 400mm, bore of 102mm, and maximum weight of 45kg. The line can accommodate multi-polar insulated flexible and semi-solid cables with outer diameter of 5-14mm, and

Electric furnace from I LE S

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semi-solid flat cables with dimensions from 4.12 x 6.06mm to 16.5 x 9.55mm. PS Costruzioni Meccaniche Srl – Italy Fax : +39 03968 98769 Email : ps@pscostruzioni.com Website : www.pscostruzioni.com

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