EoW July 2007

english technology news

Drive in comfort and safety Machines can often be complex and difficult to run. The safety criteria imposed by present standards make them even more difficult to manage: operators and production managers must have extensive knowledge, understanding everything from the mechanical to the electronic, from oil hydraulics and pneumatic to automation theory. In recognition of this, Engineering Future Automazione Flessibile Srl (EFAF), Italy, has designed its machines to be as comfortable, simple and safe to use as possible.

EFAF’s Mautomatic 300 Evolution Automatic coil winding line ▲

One example of this is the use of touch screens to enter parameters for the operation of its coiler (coil length and height, cable diameter, number of coils per order, and minimum length per waste), and palletiser (number of coils per row and per layer, and number of layers per pallet). Accessories produced by the company include spark testers, lump testers and labelling machines. Engineering Future Automazione Flessibile Srl – Italy Fax : +39 0583 981678 Email : efaf@efaf.it Website : www.efaf.it Spanish spoolers Teurema, Spain, designs, manufactures and supplies equipment for the production of ferrous wire such as cold rolling lines, multi-pass dry drawing lines, horizontal and vertical spoolers, static coilers, pay-offs, and take-up lines for treatment plants. The company’s latest developments in the take-up of wire include horizontal spoolers suitable for handling spools with up to 5,000kg of wire, and single vertical spoolers with speeds of up to 14m/s. The company also produces cold rolling lines with double automatic spoolers that can work with fixed or collapsible spools of up to 5 tons of wire. These spoolers comprise a platform with positions for two spools: one being filled and the other one empty in stand by. Once the preset weight or wire length is reached, the platform rotates, introducing the empty spool, threads the wire on it and starts automatically. Teurema Técnica Europea de Maquinaria SL – Spain Fax : +34 943 518 807 Email : teurema@teurema.com Website : www.teurema.com

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EuroWire – July 2007