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Manufacturing high-strength steel wire rope Two model SRW 1+9x630 high-speed tubular stranders from SKET Verseilmaschinenbau will be delivered to a steel wire rope manufacturer in Tianjin within the next two months. The machines have been designed to make high-strength elevator

ropes (with a maximum finished diameter of 13mm) by strand- ing 1+6, 1+8 or 1+9 steel wire strand constructions. This type of elevator rope meets the high demands of the end-users such as Otis and Schindler. The machines are equipped with the following special features: Bobbin brake system to • maintain strand tension from the full to the empty bobbin Strand tension-measuring • device for each strand, with all strand tension values indicated on the operator panel Rope stretching device •

applied after stranding, with the stretching force adjusted and displayed at the operator panel Additional rope calibrating • device after stretching Facility to record strand tension and stretching force to prove the actual value used during operation • SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 391 4055815 Email : info@sketvmb.de Website : www.sketvmb.de

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