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Spooling without
stopping
Sarvasv Group has introduced a dual take-
up rod breakdown machine for copper and
aluminium. The unit has been designed on
European standards, but is made in India.
The dual take-up unit is said to substantially
improve the productivity of the rod
breakdown machine with no downtime for
spool changeover. The machine has been
designed for a 630mm spool and can run at
speeds up to 25m per second.
Key features of the dual take-up unit include
automatic cutting of the wire and automatic
changeover to the empty spool; suitability
for 630mm DIN 46397 spools; automatic
length and weight setting on the spool;
motorised spool loading; traversing of wire
through the servo drive; fine control dancer
unit; and PLC control via touchscreen display.
Sarvasv Group – India
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Contract to equip seven
transmission substations
Avantha Group company CG has a contract to equip seven
transmission substations for the Dominican Republic
transmission utility ETED (Empresa de Transmisión
Eléctrica Dominicana) with ZIV substation automation and
telecommunication systems.
Delivery was scheduled for March 2016, with project
commissioning by June 2016.
The project is part of the expansion of the electricity
transmission system in the southern region of the Dominican
Republic, where the largest wind farm in the country is located.
Cruce de Cabral substation is one of the seven substations
to be equipped with ZIV solutions. It connects the national
power grid to Los Cocos wind farm, the first and largest wind
farm in the country, with a generating capacity of 77.2MW.
CG predicts strong growth in the smart grid segment with
ZIV solutions, especially after a successful year with key wins
from European utilities such as Iberdrola and Gas Natural
Fenosa in Spain, EDP in Portugal and ERDF in France.
Commenting on this significant win, CG’s CEO and
managing director, Laurent Demortier, said: “We thank ETED
for this opportunity to partner them in the expansion of their
transmission networks, which is critical to any country’s
growth.”
CG – India
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Increased capacity for
Indian manufacturer
Cable manufacturing company CMI Ltd has announced the
acquisition of the fully developed manufacturing facility of
Danish company FLSmidth at Bawal, Haryana. The facility is
located in the industrial area of IMT, Bawal.
CMI’s investment is expected to significantly augment the
production capacity of the company. The company plans to
begin production in the new facility within this financial year.
Commenting on the development, Amit Jain, managing direcor
at CMI Ltd, said: “This is a new phase in the history of CMI.
We are very bullish on the sector and are targeting a CAGR of
40 per cent going forward for the next three to five years. The
acquisition is a step in that direction and will help CMI enhance
its production capacity in order to achieve the desired growth.”
CMI manufactures a wide variety of specialised cables
for infrastructure, railways, the oil and refinery industries,
engineering and EPCC contractors.
CMI Ltd – India
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Energy to benefit Bengal
Shapoorji Pallonji Group-owned engineering firm Sterling
and Wilson has completed the commissioning of the entire
grid-connected electrification project in Sagar Island in West
Bengal, to the benefit of 226,000 people in the area.
The project, funded jointly by the World Bank and the state
government, is poised to accelerate irrigation, support the local
food processing industry, and strengthen education and health
services, besides offering a boost to tourism in the area.
“Connecting the island, which is around 3.7km away from
[the] mainland and separated by the river Muri Ganga on the
eastern side, was one of the most demanding aspects of this
project apart from the tight time schedule,” said B Ogra, the
company’s president of electrical and solar division.
To implement the project within its 36-month time frame,
Sterling and Wilson used around 31,000 PCC poles, 42km
of trunk line and 448km of spur line, utilising a workforce
sourced entirely from Kolkata and surrounding areas.
Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd – India
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36 Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2016
❍ The dual
take-up rod
breakdown
machine for
copper and
aluminium
from Sarvasv
India Insight