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PS Costruzioni Meccaniche Srl has recently installed a fully automatic spooling
line, the PS 400 14-B, for General Cables Company, New Zealand. The line
can work in tandem with the extruder or offline, as an independent unit, with
two portal payoff systems, which avoid the need to stop the line during reel
changes.
When working in tandem with the extruder, the machine can reach a linear
speed of 300m per minute.
The PS 400 14-B can handle the following cables:
Insulated flexible cables from 3mm up to 14mm diameter •
Flexible flat cables of maximum dimensions 16x7mm •
Solid cable up to 16mm • 2 (7-wire stranded)
It can accommodate spool dimensions of:
200mm to 400mm outer diameter •
External flange width from 100mm to 400mm •
Barrel diameter from 76mm to 136mm •
Bore diameter from 70mm to 130mm •
The spooling line, model PS 400/14-B is now in full operation at General
Cable’s plant in New Zealand. It consists of the following units:
Horizontal accumulator •
Spooling head unit •
Cable marking device for accurate cutting •
Electronic labelling machine, for labels along the spool flange •
Automatic wrapping with stretch film •
Perimetral taping machine, for wrapping up each spool with a customised •
adhesive tape showing General Cables’ trade mark
Automatic robotised pallet unit for spool stacking and storing •
Automatic pallet wrapper •
PS Costruzioni Meccaniche is developing a presence in the Australian and
New Zealand market, through post–sales customer assistance centres in
Sydney and Melbourne. Ten automatic spooling lines have already been sold
and installed in the area.
PS Costruzioni Meccaniche Srl – Italy
Fax: +39 0396 898 769
Email:
Website:
Spooling line installed at
General Cable – New Zealand
The automatic spooling line model 400/14-B m m