WCN Spring 2012

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WCN Issue N° 46 13
Continuous casting technology
specialist, Rautomead Limited, of
Dundee, Scotland, has secured a
significant order from Doowell, a major
Taiwanese-owned OEM cable assembly
manufacturer with a number of large
manufacturing plants in China, including
its main facility in Xiamen employing
around 5,000 people.
Rautomead will supply an RS 3000/6
upwards-vertical continuous casting
machine to produce oxygen-free copper
redraw rod.
The Rautomead machine will be
installed at the company’s Changsu City
factory, not far from China’s economic
powerhouse Shanghai, where Doowell
has a licence to carry out melting and
casting.
With a need to draw the rod to
superfine wire of 0.05mm diameter,
Doowell sees its investment in a
Rautomead oxygen-free copper
machine as a way of improving the
quality of redraw rod and improving
reliability with increased productivity.
Technical service support during
installation, commissioning and
subsequent production and operation
will be provided by Rautomead
engineers from UK supported by the
Rautomead office in Shanghai. The
Rautomead engineering team provided
free consultancy service during a visit to
Changsu shortly after the contract was
finalised.
This service is available to all
customers to advise them about
preparing the factory site and services
prior to delivery of the continuous
casting equipment. Correct preparation
minimises the time required for
installation and start up during
commissioning.
Rautomead has supplied several
specialist RS model continuous casting
machines to companies in China for the
manufacture of CuMg wire rod used in
the production of contact wire for the
network of high-speed trains currently
under construction on the mainland.
This machine for supply to Doowell is
the first RS machine to be delivered and
installed in China for the production of
high quality CuOF wire rod.
Rautomead Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 1382 622 941
Email:
Website:
China-bound!
Sikora at wire 2012
Sikora AG, manufacturer and
worldwide vendor of measuring and
control technology for the wire and
cable industry, will display the latest
technology at wire 2012 in Düsseldorf.
Sikora is showcasing sophisticated
equipment for optical fibre
measurement in the drawing tower.
The Fibre Laser 6003 measures the
diameter of optical fibers with an
accuracy of ±0.05 micrometers while
providing information on the ovality,
fibre position, spinning, vibration
frequency and amplitude. In addition
to diameter measurement the Fibre
Lump 6003 offers the most reliable
detection of smallest lumps and
neck-downs down to a size of 5μm.
Another highlight on the Sikora booth
is the interesting X-Ray 6000 series
for the measurement of the diameter,
wall thickness, eccentricity and
ovality at insulating and jacketing
lines. The X-Ray 6000 includes
XLL-X-ray tubes (eXtra-Long-Life
tubes) and provides a selectable
measuring rate of 1 to 3Hz or optional
10, or 100Hz.
Sikora shows the innovative
diameter gauges of the Laser
Series 6000 including a number of
technological highlights, one being
a measuring rate of 2.5kHz for the
highest accuracy. In addition, the
gauge heads are equipped with
an integrated LED display with
control panel option, which allows
the operator to read the diameter
value directly from the device.
Other highlights on the Sikora
booth are the Length 6000 for
non-contact online measurement
of produced cable lengths and
the Preheater 6000, a conductor
preheater that ensures optimum
adhesion of the insulation on the
wire.
There are additional new product
solutions in the pipeline which will be
present at the show.
Sikora AG – Germany
Fax: +49 421 4890 090
Email:
Website:
S S Technology that has seen Rautomead land a significant Chinese order
Stand
9/A41
S S The Laser Series 6000
with an integrated LED display
Stand
10/E56