WCA January 2012

Braiding, knitting, weaving & welding

Improve productivity with PWM rod welders

Goodwin still going strong from 1919

Now part of Goodwin Machinery, Ben and Fred Carter braiders are still going strong since originally forming in 1919. The company has an extremely active spares section that can supply any spare parts from the Carter range of braiders and carriers. There is also an equally active service and repair section where skilled staff inspect and repair braiders on site or at the Goodwin premises in Bolton. The company also offers an inspect and report service to customers who are having a particular problem with their braider or who have lost the ‘in-house’ ability to perform in-depth preventive maintenance inspections.

Robust, reliable and easy to operate, PWM cold pressure welders produce strong permanent welds on non-ferrous materials, saving downtime and materials and improving productivity. PWM, which has been at the forefront of cold weld technology for over 25 years, manufactures a comprehensive selection of cold welders to suit a wide variety of applications. Precision engineered in PWM’s own UK workshops to stringent quality standards, the range includes manual and powered machines, with capacities up to 25mm copper and 30mm aluminium. Standard and custom dies are individually hand-made in matched sets by PWM’s skilled technicians to tight tolerances and can be manufactured to suit round or profile wire. PWM can also make dies to weld different sizes of wire, enabling manufacturers to weld, for example, 2.5mm diameter wire to 3mm diameter wire without disrupting production. PWM’s newest model is the upgraded P1500 rod welder. First introduced in 1994, the P1500 was the first machine of its kind to offer an economical method of cold welding copper rod up to 25mm in diameter and aluminium to 30mm. The latest model has an upgraded hydraulic operating system to provide a quieter, smoother weld operation and a new user-friendly keypad. Power consumption is limited to the hydraulic pump motor, making the P1500 very energy efficient and economical to operate. PWM’s range of rod welders includes the competitively priced P1000 model and the best-selling EP500 machine. The P1000 offers wire and cable manufacturers a host of time saving design features, packed into a compact frame. The machine has a capacity of 6mm to 16mm copper and 6mm to 20mm aluminium, quick release dies and an easily adjustable die setting mechanism to ensure die changeover is fast and problem-free. The electro/pneumatic EP500 model welds wire sizes 5mm to 12.5mm copper and 5mm to 15mm aluminium, is low maintenance and simple to operate. ❍ ❍ The upgraded P1500 electro/hydraulic rod welder welds large rod sections quickly and cost-effectively 

❍ ❍ A braider installed in October last year

The company is also still producing new B & F Carter braiders; the one pictured was manufactured entirely in Bolton, UK, and was eventually installed complete with acoustic booth and drive by engineers in October 2011.

Goodwin Machinery – UK Fax : +44 1204 534415 Email : goodwin-ltd@btconnect.com Website : www.goodwinmachinery.co.uk

PWM Ltd – UK

Fax : +44 1233 820591 Website : www.pwmltd.co.uk

Email : pwm@btinternet.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2012