EoW January 2008

reels & spools

10 years and still going strong . . . More than 10 years ago, Maschinenfabrik Niehoff introduced the Niehoff Package System (NPS), a handling system designed for cables, conductors and wires. The NPS are collapsible multi-way spools made of ABS plastic and special spoolers. The applications of NPS spools are continually extended. One of the NPS spools is designed for the spooling and transportation of wire bundles and strands. It features a correspondingly rugged and sturdy design and construction and is available in flange diameters of 630mm or 560mm. Like all other NPS spools, the NPS strand spools can be fully dismantled when empty and stacked into each other, which means that an NPS strand spool takes up only a third of the space of a comparable conventional spool and needs much less return shipping space than traditional spools of the same capacity.

Wide range of spools and reels

Sonoco Crellin offers a broad product line with an extensive range of spool and reel sizes, from small precision spools for wire as fine as 56 AWG to reels capable of carrying more than 1,000lbs (454kg). Wire producers from around the world have relied on Sonoco Crellin’s family of plastic spools and reels for more than six decades. Sonoco Crellin’s Reel Tough® revolu- tionary design has been applied to the large wire reel market product line. Beginning with the Reel Tough® DIN 630, made specifically for 630 bunchers, Sonoco Crellin’s innovative design allows wire producers to maximise drawing and bunching machine capacity with smooth, trouble-free winding and pay-off. Constructed of high strength, solid impact resistant polymers, Reel Tough reels feature a unique design which adds strength in the most important area, where the ribs and hub intersect. Along with the DIN 630, the Reel Tough 22" and 30" reels offer an ideal replacement for steel reels used in drawing, bunching and stranding applications. At one-third cost and weight, Reel Tough offers superior performance, easy handling and substantial freight savings. Sonoco Crellin is part of the moulded plastics division of Sonoco Products company, a $4 billion global packaging leader. Sonoco Crellin – Germany Email : info@sonoco.com Website : www.sonocomoldedplastics.com

The NPS spools can be fully dismantled when empty and need much less return shipping space than comparable traditional spools ▲

For the application of the NPS strand spool, a return on investment calculation has proven that on the basis of a yearly production of 10,000 tons of copper conductor, a net weight of 430kg per spool and the use of NPS630 spools instead of DIN630 metal or plastic spools, the investment on NPS630 spools and the conversion of the bunching machines for automatic traverse and NPS630 take-up parts a return of investment of 1.7 years is possible. Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG – Germany

Fax : +49 9122 977 155 Email : info@niehoff.de Website : www.niehoff.de

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EuroWire – January 2008