WCA March 2016

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6000 : Non-contact temperature measurement of the conductor, new for conductor diameters up to 50mm • Preheater 6000 TC : Non-contact inductive heating and control of the conductor temperature • Fiber Series 6000 : Diameter measurement before and after coating; determination of the fibre position, vibration frequency, tension and spinning; airline detection; 100 per cent lump detection; temperature measurement of the fibre and concentricity evaluation of the coating; and processor systems for visualisation and control of the drawing process Sikora AG – Germany Website : www.sikora.net Until recently, bundles (coils) were usually treated in salt, pickling, passivation and rinse immersion baths in discontinuous batches. Now Steuler Anlagenbau, Höhr- Grenzhausen, Germany, is bringing a high-efficiency processing method to the market. The special feature of this new system is that it can be used to treat individual wires of up to 5,000m long in a continuous spraying process. An upstream blasting unit removes up to 95 per cent of metal oxides (rolling and mill scale), which reduces the acid and water consumption of the pickling line by up to 80 per cent. That lowers operating costs for surface blasting considerably while improving surface quality at the same time – without producing any waste water whatsoever. Along with iron, the metal oxides removed from the stainless steel wire surfaces by the blasting unit contain large amounts of chromium and nickel. They are reused as raw material in the stainless steel production process and recycled accordingly. Instead of the usual mixed acid (HNO 3 /HF), this continuous pickling process can use hydrochloric acid (HCl) mixed with only a small quantity of hydrofluoric acid (HF) and nitric acid (HNO 3 ). As a result, the process forms none of the nitrogen oxides which would necessarily be generated when using mixed acid. That, in turn, eliminates the high cost of having to install and operate a sophisticated waste gas purification unit. This continuous surface treatment with upstream blasting and the use of hydrochloric acid as the process solution works without producing any waste water. In so doing, the zero liquids discharge (ZLD) process reduces environmental pollution considerably. Higher surface quality with lower investment costs, minimal acid and water consumption, and Steuler Anlagenbau Stand: 09E26

The product range includes: • Insulation line for house wiring and control cables • Insulation line and sheathing line for power cables • Triple extrusion line for SIOPLAS (XLPE) cable • CCV line for LV/MV power cables up to 132 kVA • HCV line for rubber/EPDM/silicon cables • Extruders from 30mm to 175mm • Crossheads • Haul-off caterpillar • Capstans • Take-ups and pay-offs from 630mm to 4,500mm Supermac Industries (India) Ltd – India Website : www.supermacindia.com Customers in more than 150 countries worldwide have relied on Traxit products and know-how, for more than 135 years. With its new ‘G’ range of calcium-based dry powder lubricants, the company supplies products with the lowest possible dust levels during handling from the packaging to the die box while maintaining a positive adhesion during the drawing process. As a result the final drawn wire is clean, with minimal residuals. Traxit International Stand: 09F38 Cortrax 12 is the newest emulsion development for drawing high-carbon galvanised or phosphate coated wire. Traxit turned its attention to minimising the concentration during use. This ensures the benefits of low susceptibility against bacteria, foam and consumption. The wire surface reaches a very uniform clean finish with the lowest conceivable amount of residue. Cortrax 2 is the newest emulsion development for drawing LC and HC bright wire. This emulsion has special use on welding wire. ZEL 512 is a boron-free, non-reactive salt coating with an amount of polymer and special additives. The benefits are a short drying time, a homogeneous crystalline ❍ Traxit supplies a wide range of lubricants for wire drawing

❍ The roll pickling line

reduced operating costs – a waste water-free turnkey solution that pays for itself and protects the environment at the same time. The first units will go into operation soon: Steuler-Bobby Shanghai Equipment Engineering Ltd, a joint venture of Bobby (Shanghai) Ltd and Steuler Anlagenbau, has already received an order from Wuxi Xingcheng of Wuxi, China, for two such parallel roll pickling units. The scope of the order includes the complete engineering, fabrication, delivery and installation super- vision up to the commissioning, which will be completed in 2016. Steuler Anlagenbau GmbH – Germany Website : www.steuler-ab.de Supermac Industries (India) Limited has been manufacturing extrusion lines since 1974. The company manufactures different kinds of insulating and sheathing lines for various cable sectors (eg power cables industry, optical fibre cables industry, house wiring, and control cable industry). The company specialises in providing customised solutions for customers world- wide. The company has been at the forefront of technology by meeting customer demand for processing new materials. Supermac has in-house automation, soft- ware development, panel making, CNC machining, fabrication and testing facilities for extrusion of cable sheathing. The in-house team of qualified engineers is fully equipped in installation and commissioning of plants. The facilities are equipped with international and domestic machinery to carry out the process of manufacturing as per the customer’s requirements. It has implemented a customised ERP system to achieve increased productivity, lower costs, and satisfy customers. The company has recently obtained its products’ approval for the CE mark, enabling it to export to the European market. Supermac Industries Stand: 11G05

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