WCA March 2016

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wire 2016 Exhibitors

With the boom in wire industry, there is a call for new science to draw materials with both good wear resistance and good surface properties to ensure that the quality of the drawn product is not compromised. Along with VNT dies, the company has also developed lubricants for copper and aluminium, which have the lowest consumption rate, and can solve the problem of copper blackening.

Aesa Cortaillod Stand: 10A38

Aesa Cortaillod, a Swiss company that innovates in cable quality metrology, will be introducing the latest test products for enhancing quality management and productivity. Driven by a constant commit- ment to boost customers’ yield, Aesa will take this opportunity to meet the main players in the cable industry and demonstrate new capabilities of its test equipment. A typical set of systems will be available for demo sessions: • The new Vega DT (Desktop), integrating embedded VNA and PC, offers a compact solution for the measurement of LAN cables. With alien crosstalk (AXT) measurement being required more and more by the existing and coming standards, Aesa developed a specific multi-loading solution, making possible the achievement of such a measurement on four-pairs equipment. • Another innovation is the new ResTest 1 linear resistance bridge, allowing a reliable and quick measurement of the wire resistivity. This new functionality is a major asset for the validation of drawn wires. ResTest 1 will find its place at the raw material incoming inspection as well as after the drawing process. It results in the improvement of the final cable quality and in the performance of an accurate acceptance test of drawn wires. The existing test equipment on the market solely provides an approximate value (by calculation) of this intrinsic physical parameter. • The science of Computer Aided Quality (CAQ) is developing in the same significant way as development (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM). CIQ, Aesa’s data management system, connects the multiple “quality islands” of the manufacturing plant and stores all the acquired data in a central database. Continuously capturing the process data and identifying the trends in real-time allows customers to drive their processes in a cost-effective and efficient way.

The recorded data can not only ensure the conformity of the product but also analyse the long-term trends to enable quality professionals to develop strategies and process improvements. CIQ has been designed taking foremost into consideration the specificities of the cable industry, ie length-based data. CIQ provides an effective solution which can be interfaced with the most commonly used ERP or MES. With high priority given to knowledge sharing, technical and practical sessions led by specialists will be performed on the stand. On Tuesday morning, 5 th April, Aesa will demonstrate the measurement of the resistivity parameter on its innovative ResTest1, the sole equipment on the market able to measure it. On Wednesday morning, 6 th April, the company will discuss the EMC and AXT measurement capabilities of the new Vega DT. Aesa Cortaillod – Switzerland Website : www.aesa-cortaillod.com ❍ New integrated Vega DT unit for LAN cable measurement

The TCD-10 will keep you ahead in the area of die polishing and grinding as it grinds and polishes angles and bearing in one operation, which saves time and energy and is also cost effective. The machine operates at high speed and can recondition dies in a short time period. It provides precise angles on re-cut dies. Ajex & Turner Wire Dies Co – India Website : www.ajexturner.com Bow Technology Stand: 10E40 Based on more than 60 years’ experience in double twist, Bow Technology – a member of the Gauder Group – designs and manufactures high-technology bows in a technical partnership with the most renowned cable makers. The dedicated team carries out comparative analysis and trials to customise and upgrade obsolete designs, as well as technical studies of bow parks. The result is a wide range of over 500 customised bow designs – as well as the exclusive and patented GreenBow2 enabling energy savings. ❍ The range of dies on offer from Ajex & Turner îî

Ajex & Turner Stand: 11C03

Replacing the traditional ways of wire drawing and compacting, Ajex & Turner has revolutionary VNT dies for copper, aluminium, aluminium alloy, stainless steel, MIG, and high/low carbon wire.

wire 2016 - New products on show April 4 th – 8 th

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