WCA March 2016

wire 2016

• Bitumen-based flooding compounds blended with synthetic polymers for bonding and corrosion protection of the cable armouring wires. The compounds offer excellent adhesive properties and flexibility at low temperatures. Cables product manager Gavin Morland said: “wire is a major exhibition for the cables sector of our business and offers us the opportunity to do business with a broad cross section of the international cables community, as well as highlighting products application areas to the market.” H&R Group – UK Website : www.hur.com Heinze & Streng is an international opera- ting trading company with a wealth of experience in the wire and cable industry. Its wide range of products includes various spare and worn parts, equipment, complete solutions and new machines for bunching. The products include: • Big bows: “I Beam” construction – reduce weight by 40 per cent • Wide SR bow: Reducing damage from wire brake, extended bow life – slip in wear plate • Hybrid bow: Eliminate wear plates, lower CW factor, wire guides can be checked and changed on the installed bow • New Aero bow: Aerodynamic, no re-balancing – slip in wear plates The company also sells pure nickel at 99 per cent; contact tubes (coated, brass, copper); high-tech ceramics; and carbon brushes to suit customer requests. Heinze & Streng GmbH – Germany Website : www.heinze-streng-gmbh.de For Melos and Inhol, fire protection from the inside is an important topic. Melos will lead the way to superior fire behaviour and CPR results. On the Melos/Inhol stand a team of specialists will be available to introduce ideas about the new approach of ‘Fire Fighting from the Inside’ of the cable. Cone calorimeter tests show the excellent fire behaviour of some specific Melos bedding compounds. Char forming sheathing compounds will even lead to better fire behaviour results. The impact of bedding compounds might change the cable world within the forthcoming years. Heinze & Streng Stand: 11A37 Inhol and Melos Stand: 12E03

Keir’s patented SureShot and SplitShot air wipes provide a more effective drying method that does not depend on high-volume air consumption. The efficient design yields effective drying using a very low volume of compressed air and lasts longer than other brands due to the rugged ceramic insert lining the wire path. This equates to over 25 per cent reduction in compressed air usage and an operating life of years versus months. The company’s triaxially braided composite standard and BackBone™ flyer bow constructions are claimed to have greater durability than layered/laminated designs, allowing them to take more hits and endure higher stress, yielding increased operating life and less machine downtime. The more aerodynamic BackBone™ design functions at lower power consumption and higher TPM with improved wire quality and a further reduction in bow breakage. Up to 40 per cent less energy is used along with a decrease in wire scrapped. Keir Manufacturing Inc – USA Website : www.keirmfg.com Kieselstein, a German producer of wire drawing machines, will present its range of products and services, with the presentation focusing on wire shaving, and will also address issues such as automatisation, modernisation and IT-based maintenance. In the area of wire shaving the company has gathered further experience during numerous projects, as well as with its extensive research and development activities at its in-house testing centre. Especially new materials such as titanium, magnesium or memory alloys that become more important in the wire industry have also been examined. This strengthens the position of Kieselstein as a competent partner for wire producers that intend to go into the shaving of such materials. Besides the technologies of wire production the company addresses issues such as increasing efficiency of wire production. Automatisation is an important topic, especially for large diameter or high-tensile wire. The automatisation of the drawing-in process eases the work of the operator considerably. In addition, for higher efficiency Kieselstein developed, in cooperation with an international operating company in the wire industry, a new soap supply system which will be presented at the stand in Düsseldorf. For increasing the availability of the plant, IT-based maintenance becomes more important. Kieselstein International Stand: 10D22

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❍ Fire protection “from the inside”

Bedding compounds will be used as a good value for money tool to improve the total fire performance of a cable system in conjunction with LSFH jackets and (XL)PE insulations. More details will also be unveiled on Mecoline HM 4 and HM 2 compounds and information will be available about the exclusive range of RDX (radiation cross- linkable) high performance compounds. Finally, the unique Cable Compound Finder tool available for tablet and PC sorts quickly and easily through the range of compound solutions for specific cable requirements. Invol BV – The Netherlands

Website : www.inhol.com Melos GmbH – Germany Website : www.melos.com

Keir Manufacturing Stand: 09C69

Keir Manufacturing is USA-based manu- facturer of high-purity 99.8 per cent alumina ceramic guides, the Frontiersman™ line of air wipes, and composite flyer bows, serving the global wire and cable industry. The company is dedicated to making products that enable manufacturing processes to run more efficiently and productively through the application of leading-edge materials. Its solutions are focused on continuous process improve- ment, energy savings and longer operating life. ❍ Keir’s clamshell-style SplitShot air wipe

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

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