WCA January 2008

Technology news

Technology news

The PS400/14-B from PS Costruzioni m Double automatic spooling line for Australian plant

PS engineers have designed and installed a double automatic spooling line, Mod PS400/14-B, featuring a double portal pay-off stand and automatic pallet units, at Prysmian Plant in Australia. The double portal pay-off enables the line to produce spools continuously, without any time lost to changing cable reels. While the first reel is unwinding the second portal pay-off can be loaded with a new reel. As soon as the first reel is empty, the operator moves the first portal pay-off aside and moves the second one into place, threads the cable end and re-starts the line operation. The produced spools are labelled and conveyed automatically to the axis automatic pallet units. The plant also features an incremental cable marking device, using an

ink jet printer, which enables the cable to be cut on the 100m mark. The pay-offs accept reels with diameters from 1,000mm to 2,000mm, with a maximum weight of 7 tons. Spool sizes range in outer diameter from 200mm to 400mm, with width of 100mm to 400mm, bore of 102mm, and maximum weight of 45kg. The line can accommodate multi-polar insulated flexible and semi-solid cables with outer diameter of 5-14mm, and semi-solid flat cables with dimensions from 4.12 x 6.06mm to 16.5 x 9.55mm.

PS Costruzioni Meccaniche Srl – Italy Fax : +39 03968 98769 Email : ps@pscostruzioni.com Website : www.pscostruzioni.com

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