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January 2013 12
PCT has recently supplied a 30t
under-roller rebatch line to one
of the world’s major umbilical
manufacturers located in the UK.
The under-roller rebatch line is
able to rewind hose between
two reels, allowing the user to
either supply a specific length
from one drum to another or to
recoil a badly wound drum. The
line consists of two take-up/pay
off units facing each other where
a single traverse unit controls
the product lay on the take-up
drum. The lines can also be run
in either direction.
A clever feature of the
under-rollers is the ability to
swap the traverse unit from
one machine to the other so
that either machine can be the
take-up. The traverse unit also
includes a dancer arm, which
provides feedback to trim the
speed of the pay-off unit. The
units are designed to take drums
up to 4m in diameter by 2.6m
wide and a weight of up to
30,000kg.
The rebatch line is fully
compliant with EU health and
safety standards and has been
fitted with a number of safety
features. These include safety
fencing which completely
encloses the line and sensors
fitted to entrance points, which
automatically reduces the speed
of the winding to safely allow
operators to work within the
area.
PCT Ltd is a privately owned
company based in Newcastle UK
with subsidiaries in the USA and
China. The company designs and
supplies coiling, handling and
packaging solutions for flexible
products such as plastic pipe,
sub-sea umbilical, power cables,
flow-lines and steel wire rope.
PCT Ltd – UK
Website:
New 30-tonne rebatch line for UK site
▲ ▲ Work underway on the rebatch line
At the EuroBLECH Exhibition in Hanover, Roland
Electronic showed its complete programme
of automation products for the sheet metal
processing industry.
The highlights at the show were:
UDK20: Double sheet detection for all metals.
UDK20 is especially in the focus of all automotive
manufacturers which produce aluminium body
parts.
Press shop managers prefer the easy Teach-In and
the availability of all modern Fieldbus interfaces
such as ProfiNet and Ethernet/IP.
NS9N-AAD-SC: Weld seam detection for narrow
steel strips. This new sensor detects within
milliseconds the arrival of a weld seam and thus
protects the tools of fast-moving punching
presses. A must-have for all makers of semi-finished
products and metal fittings.
Exhibition innovation: A non-contacting double sheet
detection system of new technology. Designed for
operation in high-speed press lines with magnet
conveyors. Sheets are checked at full conveyor speed
and thus double sheet detection does not create any
limitations to the press throughput.
Roland Electronic GmbH – Germany
Website: electronic.com
Full programme display at EuroBLECH
New sales
chief
Daniel Zappa
took over as head
of sales at the
Schlatter Group
in September
2012, replacing
Herbert Wenker.
40-year-old Mr
Zappa has worked
for Schlatter in
various roles since
1995 and has been
a member of the
management board
since 2003.
Ladle
furnace
Tenova Melt
Shops has been
contracted by
Arcelor Mittal to
provide the turnkey
supply of a 300-ton
ladle furnace which
will operate in
integrated cycles
in Arcelor Mittal’s
plant at Ghent,
Belgium, and
specialise in high
quality steel for
automotive sector.
The technology
will be operative in
December 2013.
Technical
director
Dave Henninger
has been promoted
to the position of
technical director
for Bridon American
Corporation
(BAC), taking
over from David
Sleightholm. Mr
Henninger will lead
Bridon American’s
efforts in product
and process
engineering,
technical customer
service and
new product
development.
▲ ▲ Both the UDK 20, top, and NS9N-AAD-SC were displayed by
Roland