EoW March 2007

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PS Costruzioni engineers to the rescue After a special request from Prysmian, Aberdare, UK (formerly Pirelli), PS Costruzioni engineers have designed and manufactured a new packaging line – the automatic coil winding machine, model PS200/8-2. This brand-new line is unique because it can wind up short length coils (eg 5,10,15 and 25m), with the following dimensions: Maximum outer diameter 230mm; Inner diameter 110mm or to be decided according to the customers requirements; Adjustable height from 30mm- 110mm. The standard PS 200/8-2 comprises units such as a 1,800mm driven portal pay- off stand, a vertical dancer, an electronic control cabinet, as well as a meter- counter group, a coiling head, a diametric strapping unit, a thermo shrinking tunnel, a film drilling machine, an automatic perimetral taping unit and two labelling machines. What is worth emphasising is the presence in this line of a perimetral taping unit, as well as a film drilling one. • • •

The perimetral taping machine is designed to automatically apply adhesive tape onto the coil outer diameter, making the final packaging more presentable. Company details can be shown on this adhesive tape, as well as all the cable characteristics. The film drilling machine, located at the exit of the tunnel, can drill both sides of the shrink-wrapped coil, producing a circular drilling and a hole to enable the customer to pull the end of the cable easily. By pressing slightly on the film-drilled area, the end user can have a shrink- wrapped coil provided both with a central hole and a small one just to pull the end of the cable. These holes, on the shrink-wrapped coil, also enable the customer to shelve the coils accordingly. PS Costruzioni Meccaniche Srl – Italy Fax : +39 039 689 8769 Email : ps@pscostruzioni.com Website : www.pscostruzioni.com Read this issue online at www.read-eurowire.com

Keep it clean! Wire cleaning is necessary to totally remove lubricants used in wire- drawing, in order to prepare a perfect cleaned surface before it goes for annealing in the furnace. Fismet Industriale has produced a new machine that takes account of concerns about the environment and workers’ health and safety. This cleaning machine fits into the manufacturing line, doesn't slow down the wire speed and has no adverse impact on production line efficiency. The new fully automatic machine is able to clean from 1 to 12 (or more) wires, depending on the output level of the wire-drawing line. The cleaning cycle has 3 phases: washing in hot detergent solution activated by an ultrasonic system; rinsing in dry saturated steam and hot air drying. Fismet Industriale Srl – Italy

Fax : +39 02 3350 3251 Email : info@fismet.com Website : www.fismet.com

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EuroWire – March 2007